Cryptonatica affinis

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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|genus = Cryptonatica

|species = affinis

|authority = (Gmelin, 1791)

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|synonyms =

  • Cryptonatica clausa
  • Cryptonatica septentrionalis
  • Natica clausa Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  • Natica russa Gould, 1859

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Cryptonatica affinis, common name the Arctic moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.{{WRMS species|140525|Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)|||Gofas, S. (2009). Cryptonatica affinis (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=140525 on 17 June 2010}}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.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}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 2811 m.

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