Pedicularia decussata

Pedicularia decussata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Pedicularia
Species:
P. decussata
Binomial name
Pedicularia decussata
(Gould, 1855)
Synonyms[1]

Pedicularia albida Dall, 1881
Pedicularia bonfigliolii Cossignani, 2006
Pedicularia tibia Simone, 2005

Pedicularia decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 13 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 49 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 1170 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Pedicularia decussata (Gould, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 January 2019.
  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.