| Cryptonatica bathybii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Cryptonatica |
| Species: | C. bathybii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879)
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Cryptonatica bathybii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.1
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 16.4 mm.2
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 150 m.2 Maximum recorded depth is 2000 m.2
References
References
- Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica bathybii (Friele, 1879). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140526 on 16 June 2010 .
- 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.