- Source: Cardiapoda placenta
Cardiapoda placenta, common name the flat cardiapod, is a species of sea snail, a rare pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Carinariidae.
This species is found worldwide in warm seas between latitudes 40° North and 40° South at depths of up to 650 m.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 203 m.
References
Further reading
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Seapy, Roger R. 2008. Cardiapoda d'Orbigny 1836. Version 12 February 2008, Tree of Life Web Project: Cardiapoda placenta
