Natica arachnoidea
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| Natica arachnoidea | |
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| File:Natica arachnoidea 01.JPG | |
| Several views of a shell of Natica arachnoidea | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Natica |
| Species: | N. arachnoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit | edit source]The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.
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Distribution
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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 .
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380
External links
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- 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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