Haliotinella patinaria is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Haliotinella |
| Species: | H. patinaria
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| Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the West Indies, off Saint Kitts; also off Trinidad.
Description
editThe maximum recorded shell length varies between 16 m mm and 18 mm.[2]
Habitat
editIt has a minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 80 m.[2]
References
edit- ^ Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. WoRMS (2010). Haliotinella patinaria Guppy, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419754 on 17 June 2010 .
- ^ 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.
- Guppy, R.J.L., 1876. Sur l'existence du genre Haliotinella aux Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 161-163
- Guppy, R.J.L., 1878. Note sur l'Haliotinella patinaria et sur quelques autres Mollusques des Antilles. Journal de Conchyliologie 26: 321-325
- Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 149-180
External links
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- G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas