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Tectonatica impervia

Tectonatica impervia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Tectonatica impervia
Shell of Tectonatica impervia (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species:
T. impervia
Binomial name
Tectonatica impervia
(Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Natica acuta Philippi, 1845 (not Deshayes, 1838; Natica philippiana Nyst, 1845 is a replacement name)
  • Natica impervia Philippi, 1845 (basionym)
  • Natica payeni Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  • Natica philippiana Nyst, 1845 (not Recluz, 1843)

Tectonatica impervia 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 18.1 mm.2

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Chile.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.2 Maximum recorded depth is 460 m.2

References

References

  1. Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 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.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp
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