Species of sea snail
Kerguelenatica delicatula
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K. delicatula
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Binomial name
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Kerguelenatica delicatula
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Synonyms
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- Amauropsis (Kerguelenatica) grisea (Martens, 1878)
- Falsilunatia delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902)
- Kerguelenatica bioperculata Dell, 1990
- Natica delicatula E. A. Smith, 1902 (original combination)
- Natica grisea Martens, 1878 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica grisea Requien, 1848; Kerguelenatica bioperculata is a replacement name)
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Kerguelenatica delicatula is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Distribution
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Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17 mm.[2]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 45 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 548 m.[2]