Natica acinonyx
Appearance
Natica acinonyx | |
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Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Natica |
Species: | N. acinonyx
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Binomial name | |
Natica acinonyx Marche-Marchad, 1957
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Synonyms | |
Natica acynonyx [sic] (misspelling) |
Natica acinonyx is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.
References
[edit]- ^ Natica acinonyx Marche Marchad. WoRMS (2009). Natica acynonyx Marche Marchad. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819008 on 18 October 2014 .
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
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