Polinices lacteus

Polinices lacteus
Polinices lacteus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Polinicinae
Genus: Polinices
Species: P. lacteus
Binomial name
Polinices lacteus
(Guilding, 1834)

Polinices lacteus, the milk moonsnail is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Distribution

Polinices lacteus specimens have been found throughout the southern Atlantic coastlines. This includes the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Canary Islands, the Angolan coast, and the Cape Verde island chain. The species has also been spotted on almost the entirety of the South American coast, plus the Gulf of Mexico.[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834). Gofas, S. (2009). Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834). 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=224824 on 17 June 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224824
  3. 1 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.
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