Amauropsis islandica

Amauropsis islandica, common name the Iceland moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Amauropsis islandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Amauropsis
Species:
A. islandica
Binomial name
Amauropsis islandica
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Amauropsis islandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Choristes elegans Carpenter , 1872
Natica helicoides Johnston, 1835

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 240 m.[2]

References
  1. Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Gofas, S. (2009). Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). 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=140521 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.
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