Eucorys barbouri

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Eucorys barbouri
File:Eucorys barbouri Barbados.jpg
Eucorys barbouri shell
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E. barbouri
Binomial name
Eucorys barbouri
Clench & Aguayo, 1939
Synonyms[1]

Oocorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939 (basionym)

Eucorys barbouri is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.[1]

Distribution

Recorded from offshore Barbados.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.[2]

File:Eucorys barbouri dorsal.jpg
Abapertural view of a shell of E. barbouri

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 238 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1829 m.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Eucorys barbouri Clench & Aguayo, 1939". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welch, John J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and deep-sea gastropods: re-examining the evidence". PLoS ONE. 5 (1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776. PMC 2808249. PMID 20098740.