Smooth Lamp Shell [Laqueus rubellus]
Description
The Smooth Lamp Shell grows up to 5 centimeters in length. Its shell is smooth, oval-shaped, and pinkish in color, with a short beak. The species is found in the North Pacific Ocean, usually living in soft sediments at depths of 10-400 meters. The Smooth 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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