Pterochelus akation

Interesting Facts

Either with axial ribs and spiral ridges equally well developed and prominent , or axial ribs represented by thin lamellae and spiral ridges faint.

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 64 meters (209 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Caenogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Neogastropoda () - Thiele, 1929
        Superfamily: Muricoidea () - Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Muricidae () - Rafinesque, 1815 - Drills
        Genus: Pterochelus ()
        Specific name: akation
        Scientific name: - Pterochelus akation

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Standard Deviation = 57.740 based on 3 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]