Natica collaria

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Natica collaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. collaria
Binomial name
Natica collaria
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Natica gambiaeRécluz, 1844
  • Natica labrellaLamarck, 1822

Natica collaria, common name the collared moon snail, 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 size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.

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References

  1. Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822) . WoRMS (2009). Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224835 on 17 June 2010 .