Tectonatica impervia

Tectonatica impervia
	Shell of Tectonatica impervia (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Tectonatica
Species:	T. impervia
Binomial name
	Tectonatica impervia; (Philippi, 1845)
Synonyms
	Natica acuta Philippi, 1845 (not Deshayes, 1838; Natica philippiana Nyst, 1845 is a replacement name); Natica impervia Philippi, 1845 (basionym); Natica payeni Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885; Natica philippiana Nyst, 1845 (not Recluz, 1843);

Tectonatica impervia 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 18.1 mm.^[2]

This marine species occurs off Chile.

Minimum recorded depth is 5 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 460 m.^[2]

^ Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197465 on 17 June 2010 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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