Natica arachnoidea

Natica arachnoidea
Several views of a shell of Natica arachnoidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. arachnoidea
Binomial name
Natica arachnoidea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica crassa Schepman, 1909 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica crassa Nyst, 1845; Uber schepmani is a replacement name)
  • Natica raynaudiana Récluz, 1844
  • Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844
  • Nerita arachnoidea Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Uber schepmani Iredale, 1927

Natica arachnoidea, common name : the spider 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 an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Mozambique; the Andamans; in the Western Pacific Ocean and Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2009). Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207996 on 15 April 2011 .
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  • "Natica arachnoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  • Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380

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