Capulus subcompressus

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Capulus subcompressus is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.[1]

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Capulus subcompressus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Capulidae
Genus: Capulus
Species:
C. subcompressus
Binomial name
Capulus subcompressus
Pelseneer, 1903
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Distribution

This species occurs in the Weddell Sea, off Antarctica

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 6.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 283 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 430 m.[2]

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