Cymatona philomelae is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
| Cymatona philomelae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cymatiidae |
| Genus: | Cymatona |
| Species: | C. philomelae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cymatona philomelae (Watson, 1881)
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Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 183 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 274 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Cymatona philomelae (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 December 2018.
- ^ a b c 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.