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: Rubyspira goffrediae Johnson, Warén, Lee, Kano, Kaim, Davis, Strong & Vrijenhoek, 2010 Rubyspira osteovora Johnson, Warén, Lee, Kano, Kaim, Davis, Strong & Vrijenhoek, 2010 - type species of the genus Rubyspira Rubyspira from São Paulo Ridge (undescribed species)Sumida P. Y. G., Alfaro-Lucas J. M., Shimabukuro M., Kitazato H., Perez J. A. A., Soares-Gomes A., Toyofuku T., Lima A. O. S., Ara K. & Fujiwara Y. (2016). "Deep-sea whale fall fauna from the Atlantic resembles that of the Pacific Ocean". Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 22139. .
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.
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