my-server
← Wiki

Rubyspira

Rubyspira is a genus of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, the only genus in family Rubyspiridae within the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.

Distribution

They are known from Monterey Bay, California.

Species

Species within the genus Rubyspira include:

Ecology

They are specialized bone-eating snails on whale falls. They were found on carcass of gray whale. Their main food source are bones of whales.

References