| Euspira napus | |
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| Shell of Euspira napus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Euspira |
| Species: | E. napus |
| Binomial name | |
| Euspira napus (E. A. Smith, 1904) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Euspira napus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]
The diameter of the shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm. [2]
The shell is rounded, solid, and smooth, with a low spire. Its aperture is semi-circular, bordered by a thin outer lip, while the base features a distinct yet narrow umbilicus and a slightly thickened edge on the inner lip. The surface sculpture consists of fine, closely set growth lines. The living animal has a horny operculum. [2]
The shell is white, with a dull brown periostracum (a thin, skin-like outer covering), typically displaying a pattern of fine spiral lines. [2]
This species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off Port Alfred and the Agulhas Bank (False Bay to western Transkei) at depths between 50 m and 210 m.
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