Species of gastropod
Euspira pallida
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Littorinimorpha
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Family:
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Naticidae
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Genus:
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Euspira
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Species:
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E. pallida
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Binomial name
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Euspira pallida
(Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
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Synonyms
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- Euspira canonica Dall, 1919
- Euspira politiana Dall, 1919
- Lunatia choshiensis Tiba, 1985
- Lunatia pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Natica borealis Gray, 1839
- Natica caurina Gould, 1847
- Natica gouldii Philippi, 1845
- Natica groenlandica Möller, 1842
- Natica pallida Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (original combination)
- Natica pusilla Gould, 1841
- Neverita politiana (Dall, 1919)
- Polinices (Lunatia) pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
- Polinices groenlandica [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
- Polinices groenlandicus (Möller, 1842)
- Polinices pallidus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
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Euspira pallida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 42 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in European waters, the North Sea, the North Atlantic Ocean (from the Arctic Sea to North Carolina) and the Beaufort Sea
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2480 m.[2]