Polinices uberinus
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Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842)
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Polinices uberinus, common name the "white moon snail" or "dwarf white moon snail", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 27 m; the maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]
References
- ^ Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419765 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- Image of three shells from off of St. Augustine, Florida hereError: "Q3176910" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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