Notocrater youngi explained

Notocrater youngi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.14 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 70 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 518 m.^[4]

External links

• Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
• USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Notocrater youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533183 on 2013-02-02
2. Ardila N.E. & Harasewych M.G. 2005. Cocculinid and pseudococculinid limpets(Gastropoda: Cocculiniformia) from off the Caribbean coastof Colombia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 118(2): 344-366
3. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
4. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .