- Source: Falsilunatia patagonica
Falsilunatia patagonica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan, Chile and South Georgia .
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. Maximum recorded depth is 1886 m.
References
Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
External links
"Falsilunatia patagonica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011.