Euspira macilenta

Euspira macilenta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Euspira
Species:	E. macilenta
Binomial name
	Euspira macilenta; (Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms
	Lunatia macilenta(Philippi, 1844); Natica macilentaPhilippi, 1844 (basionym); Polinices macilenta(Philippi, 1844);

Last updated October 12, 2025

Euspira macilenta is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

1 2 Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844) . Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140532 on 17 June 2010 .

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Oliverio, Marco (2006). Gastropoda Prosobranchia Caenogastropoda, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana
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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844) . Gofas, S. (2009). Euspira macilenta (Philippi, 1844). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140532 on 17 June 2010 .

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