Frovina indecora
| Frovina indecora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Littorinoidea |
| Family: | Zerotulidae |
| Genus: | Frovina |
| Species: | F. indecora |
| Binomial name | |
| Frovina indecora (Thiele, 1912) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Frovina indecora is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Zerotulidae.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 3.6 mm (0.14 in).[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 311 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 426 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Frovina indecora (Thiele, 1912). Schiaparelli, S. (2010). Frovina indecora (Thiele, 1912). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197183 on 13 March 2011.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE. 5. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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