Natica gruveli

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Natica gruveli
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Shell of Natica gruveli (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. gruveli
Binomial name
Natica gruveli
Synonyms
  • Natica gruveli var. paucipunctataDautzenberg, 1910
  • Payraudeautia esteriasP. Bernard, 1983
  • Payraudeautia gruveli(Dautzenberg, 1910)

Natica gruveli 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 21 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Gabon.

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References

  1. Natica gruveli Dautzenberg . WoRMS (2009). Natica gruveli Dautzenberg. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224853 on 17 June 2010 .