Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family unassigned Rank Genus | |
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Similar Provannidae, Provanna, Abyssochrysidae, Alviniconcha, Osedax frankpressi | ||
Rubyspira is a genus of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unclassified in the family within the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.
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Distribution
They are known from Monterey Bay, California.
Species
Species within the genus Rubyspira include:
Ecology
The are specialized bone-eating snails on whale falls. They were found on carcass of gray whale. Their main food source are bones of whales.
References
Rubyspira Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA