Natica collaria

Natica collaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. collaria
Binomial name
Natica collaria
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Natica gambiae Récluz, 1844
  • Natica labrella Lamarck, 1822

Natica collaria, common name the collared moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.

References

  1. ^ Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2009). Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224835 on 17 June 2010 .
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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