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Spotted Moonsnail

Euspira triseriata (Say 1826)

Euspira triseriata

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Euspira triseriata, common name the spotted moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 33 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160323 on 2015-06-21
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  • Linkletter, L.E. 1977. A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B. 68 p
  • Bromley, J.E.C., and J.S. Bleakney. 1984. Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. National Research Council of Canada Report 24119. 366 p.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26
  • Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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Euspira triseriata: Brief Summary

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Euspira triseriata, common name the spotted moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Distribution

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Range: 47°N to 35°N; 75.7°W to 63.3°W. Distribution: Canada; Canada: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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