Natica acinonyx

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Natica acinonyx
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Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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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]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

Distribution

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Naticidae</span> Family of gastropods

Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.

<i>Tanea</i> Genus of gastropods

Tanea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.

<i>Polinices</i> Genus of gastropods

Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.

<i>Naticarius</i> Genus of gastropods

Naticarius is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Euspira</i> Genus of gastropods

Euspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Tanea undulata</i> Species of gastropod

Tanea undulata, common name the necklace shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.

<i>Mammilla melanostoma</i> Species of gastropod

Mammilla melanostoma is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica rubromaculata</i> Species of gastropod

Natica rubromaculata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Notocochlis cernica</i> Species of gastropod

Notocochlis cernica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica simplex</i> Species of gastropod

Natica simplex is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica gruveli</i> Species of gastropod

Natica gruveli is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica larvaroni</i> Species of gastropod

Natica larvaroni is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Natica livida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica monodi</i> Species of gastropod

Natica monodi is a species of predatory sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, also known as moon snails.

<i>Tectonatica violacea</i> Species of gastropod

Tectonatica violacea, is a common name the violet moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Euspira grossularia known as the Senegal moon snail is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Conuber sordidum</i> Species of gastropod

Conuber sordidum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Natica marochiensis</i> Species of gastropod

Natica marochiensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Cochlis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Conuber conicum</i> Species of gastropod

Conuber conicum, the conical moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It was first described in 1822 as Natica conica by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

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 .