| Falsilunatia amphiala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Falsilunatia |
| Species: | F. amphiala |
| Binomial name | |
| Falsilunatia amphiala (Watson, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Falsilunatia amphiala is a species of small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae. [1]
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Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Friginatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon shells.
Falsilunatia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells.
Falsilunatia pisum is a species of small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.
Falsilunatia ambigua is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Nototodarus sloanii is a species of squid commonly known as the New Zealand arrow squid or Wellington flying squid. It is also known by its Māori name of wheketere. It is a favoured prey species of a number of marine mammals and diving birds. It is an important food source for the New Zealand fur seal and two endangered species: the New Zealand sea lion and the yellow-eyed penguin. N. sloanii is sought by trawler fishermen for human consumption; New Zealand sea lions are frequently caught in trawl nets and drowned when feeding on N. sloanii.
Euspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Falsilunatia xantha is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Falsilunatia benthicola is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Falsilunatia carcellesi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Falsilunatia falklandica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Falsilunatia notorcadensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Bulbus is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Prawn is a common name for small aquatic crustaceans with an exoskeleton and ten legs, some of which are edible.