Haliotinella patinaria

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

Haliotinella patinaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Haliotinella
Species:
H. patinaria
Binomial name
Haliotinella patinaria
Guppy, 1876
Synonyms
  • Berthella lowei (R. B. Watson, 1897)
  • Pleurobranchus lowei R. B. Watson, 1897

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the West Indies, off Saint Kitts; also off Trinidad.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length varies between 16 m mm and 18 mm.[2]

Habitat

It has a minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]

References
  1. Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. WoRMS (2010). Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419754 on 17 June 2010 .
  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.
  • Guppy, R.J.L., 1876. Sur l'existence du genre Haliotinella aux Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 161-163
  • Guppy, R.J.L., 1878. Note sur l'Haliotinella patinaria et sur quelques autres Mollusques des Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 26: 321-325
  • Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180


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