Hespererato maugeriae

Hespererato maugeriae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.[1]

Hespererato maugeriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Eratoidae
Genus: Hespererato
Species:
H. maugeriae
Binomial name
Hespererato maugeriae
(Gray, 1832)
Synonyms[1]

Erato maugeriae J. E. Gray, 1832 (original combination)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1.5 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[2]

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References

  1. Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832). WoRMS (2010). Hespererato maugeriae (Gray, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419744 on 9 July 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.
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