Drepanodontus tatyanae

Drepanodontus tatyanae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Prosiphonidae.

Behavior and Life Cycle

The species is demersal, living close to the sea bed. They are broadcast spawners. Drepandodontus tatyanae grow from embryos to trochophores to veligers before maturing into adults.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Scotia Sea, South Atlantic.

References

• Harasewych M.G. & Kantor Y.I. 2004. The deep-sea Buccinoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Scotia Sea and adjacent abyssal plains and trenches. The Nautilus 118(1): 1-42
• Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life