Septa occidentalis

Septa occidentalis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]

Septa occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Septa
Species:
S. occidentalis
Binomial name
Septa occidentalis
(Mörch, 1877)
Synonyms[1]

Cymatium (Septa) beui Garcia-Talavera, 1985
Cymatium occidentale (Mörch, 1877)
Septa blacketi Iredale, 1936
Triton (Lampusia) rubecula occidentale Mörch, 1877

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40.2 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 128 m.[2]

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References
  1. Septa occidentalis (Mörch, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
  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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