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Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin 1791)

Amauropsis islandica

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Amauropsis islandica, common name the Iceland moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 240 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Gofas, S. (2009). Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140521 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.
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Amauropsis islandica: Brief Summary

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Amauropsis islandica, common name the Iceland moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Distribution

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Range: 76°N to 37°N; 120°W to 0°W. Distribution: Greenland; Greenland: West Greenland, East Greenland; Canada; Canada: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Georges Bank

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary

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