Cymatium femorale
Appearance
Cymatium femorale | |
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Apertural view of the shell | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Cymatium |
Species: | C. femorale
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Binomial name | |
Cymatium femorale | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Cymatium femorale is a species of predatory sea snail in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The maximum recorded shell length is 212 mm.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]Western Atlantic:
Eastern Caribbean Antillean islands, and south to Bahia, Brazil.
Habitat
[edit]The minimum recorded depth is 0.6 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 150 m.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cymatium femorale (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.