Common Lamp Shell [Terebratulina septentrionalis]
Description
This species grows up to 2.5 centimeters in length. The shell is smooth and oval-shaped, with a short beak. It is found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, usually living in soft sediments at depths of 10-400 meters. The Common Lamp Shell feeds by filtering plankton and organic particles from the water.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Tonnoidea
Tonnoidea
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| Family |
Ranellids
Ranellidae
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| Genus |
Lamp Shells
Lanistes
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