Natica arachnoidea

Natica arachnoidea
Several views of a shell of Natica arachnoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. arachnoidea
Binomial name
Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
Natica crassa Schepman, 1909 (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica crassa Nyst, 1845; Uber schepmani is a replacement name) Natica raynaudiana Récluz, 1844 Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844 Nerita arachnoidea Gmelin, 1791 (basionym) Uber schepmani Iredale, 1927

Natica arachnoidea, common name the spider moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. ^[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Mozambique; the Andamans; in the Western Pacific Ocean and Australia.

References

1. Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791) . WoRMS (2009). Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207996 on 15 April 2011 .

• Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
• Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380

External links

• "Natica arachnoidea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
• Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. Zoologische Mededelingen 73(25): 345-380