Natica fulminea

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Natica fulminea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. fulminea
Binomial name
Natica fulminea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cochlis ziczacRöding, P.F., 1798
  • Nacca fulminea(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Nacca fulminea f. cruentata(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica bourguignatiRécluz, 1852
  • Natica cruentata(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica fulminea cruentata(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica senegalensisRécluz, 1850
  • Nerita cruentataGmelin, 1791
  • Nerita fulmineaGmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Natica fulminea, common name the lightning 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 18 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, the Western Sahara and Angola.

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References

  1. 1 2 Natica fulminea . WoRMS (2009). Natica fulminea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225279 on 17 June 2010 .