Payraudeautia nubila

Payraudeautia nubila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Sininae
Genus: Payraudeautia
Species: P. nubila
Binomial name
Payraudeautia nubaus
(Dall, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Natica nubila Dall, 1889 (basionym)
  • Polinices nubilus (Dall, 1889)

Payraudeautia nubila is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off Puerto Rico.

Description

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

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 40 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 347 m.[2]

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Payraudeautia nubila. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=585158 on 2012-07-12
  2. 1 2 3 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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