Fossarus ambiguus

Species of gastropod

Fossarus ambiguus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  |

Animalia

Phylum:  |

Mollusca

Class:  |

Gastropoda

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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Sorbeoconcha

Superfamily:  |

Cerithioidea

Family:  |

Planaxidae

Subfamily:  |

Fossariinae

Genus:  |

Fossarus

Species:  |

F. ambiguus

Binomial name
Fossarus ambiguus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Fossarus ambiguus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.[1]

## Distribution[edit]

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## Description[edit]

Juvenile

The maximum recorded shell length is 3.5 mm.[2]

## Habitat[edit]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 40 m.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Fossarus ambiguus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
2. ^ 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.

## External links[edit]

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q8564886
* CoL: 6JKLQ
* EUNIS: 59998
* Fossilworks: 209887
* GBIF: 4362810
* iNaturalist: 577972
* IRMNG: 11031247
* NBN: NHMSYS0021184755
* SeaLifeBase: 139664
* WoRMS: 139998

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