Bulbus smithii

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| authority = Brown, 1839

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Bulbus smithii is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.{{WRMS species|140524|Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839|||Gofas, S. (2009). Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839. 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=140524 on 16 June 2010}}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is {{convert|39|mm|in}}.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|doi-access=free}}.

Habitat

The recorded depth of this species is {{convert|325|m|ft}}.

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Category:Naticidae

Category:Gastropods described in 1839

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