Notocrater houbricki explained

Notocrater houbricki is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas and off the Caribbean coast of Colombia.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.3 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 89 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 412 m.^[3]

References

• McLean, J. H. and M. G. Harasewych. 1995. Review of Western Atlantic species of cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets, with descriptions of new species (Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 453: 1-33.

External links

• Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Notocrater houbricki. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533182 on 2013-02-02
2. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/6832/1/sms_ardila_2005.pdf Ardila N.E. & Harasewych M.G. 2005. Cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets(Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia) from off the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(2): 344-366
3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .