Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Pterotracheoidea Genus Cardiapoda Higher classification Cardiapoda | Phylum Mollusca Family Carinariidae Scientific name Cardiapoda placenta Rank Species | |
Cardiapoda placenta, common name the flat cardiapod, is a species of sea snail, a rare pelagic gastropod mollusc in the family Carinariidae.
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This species is found worldwide in warm seas between latitudes 40° North and 40° South at depths of up to 650 m.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 203 m.
References
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