Polinices uberinus

Polinices uberinus, common name the "white moon snail" or "dwarf white moon snail", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Polinices uberinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Subfamily:
Polinicinae
Genus:
Polinices
Species:
P. uberinus
Binomial name
Polinices uberinus
(d’Orbigny, 1842)

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 27 m; the maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]

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References
  1. Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). WoRMS (2010). Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419765 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.


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