Pseudosimnia vanhyningi

Pseudosimnia vanhyningi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.[1]

Pseudosimnia vanhyningi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae
Genus: Pseudosimnia
Species:
P. vanhyningi
Binomial name
Pseudosimnia vanhyningi
(M. Smith, 1940)
Synonyms[1]
  • Primovula solemi Cate, 1973
  • Primovula vanhyningi M. Smith, 1940
  • Pseudosimnia pyrifera Cate, 1973
  • Pseudosimnia sphoni Cate, 1973

Distribution

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Description

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The maximum recorded shell length is 15.4 mm.[2]

Habitat

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Minimum recorded depth is 46 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940). WoRMS (2010). Pseudosimnia vanhyningi (M. Smith, 1940). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419740 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ 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.