Kerguelenatica delicatula

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

Kerguelenatica delicatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Kerguelenatica
Species:
K. delicatula
Binomial name
Kerguelenatica delicatula
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Amauropsis (Kerguelenatica) grisea (Martens, 1878)
  • Falsilunatia delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902)
  • Kerguelenatica bioperculata Dell, 1990
  • Natica delicatula E. A. Smith, 1902 (original combination)
  • Natica grisea Martens, 1878 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica grisea Requien, 1848; Kerguelenatica bioperculata is a replacement name)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 45 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 548 m.[2]

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714015 on 2019-03-05
  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.
  • Dell, R. K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington 27: 1–311
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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