Natica acinonyx

Natica acinonyx
Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. acinonyx
Binomial name
Natica acinonyx
Marche-Marchad, 1957
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

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.

References

  1. ^ 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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