Notocrater youngi
Notocrater youngi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.[1][2][3]
| Notocrater youngi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Lepetelloidea |
| Family: | Pseudococculinidae |
| Genus: | Notocrater |
| Species: | N. youngi |
| Binomial name | |
| Notocrater youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas; and at the Caribbean coast of Colombia.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 70 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 518 m.[4]
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References
- Rosenberg, G. (2012). Notocrater youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533183 on 2013-02-02
- Ardila N.E. & Harasewych M.G. 2005. Cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets(Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia) from off the Caribbean coastof Colombia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(2): 344-366
- Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
- 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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