Tectonatica impervia

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Tectonatica impervia
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T. impervia
Binomial name
Tectonatica impervia
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Natica impervia Philippi, 1845 (basionym)
  • Natica payeni Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885

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Tectonatica impervia 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 18.1 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 460 m.[2]

References

  1. Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 on 17 June 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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