Bulbus smithii
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| Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839
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Bulbus smithii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description[edit]
The maximum recorded shell length is 39 millimetres (1.5 in).[2]
Habitat[edit]
The recorded depth of this species is 325 metres (1,066 ft).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839. Gofas, S. (2009). Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839. 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=140524 on 16 June 2010 .
- ^ a b 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.