Natica marochiensis

Natica marochiensis
	Shell of Natica marochiensis (syntype at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. marochiensis
Binomial name
	Natica marochiensis; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Natica lemniscataPhilippi, 1852; Natica limacinaJousseaume, 1874; Natica luridaPhilippi, 1836; Natica maroccana(Chemnitz, 1781) (unavailable name, originally published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1); Naticarius marochiensis(Gmelin, 1791); Nerita maroccanaChemnitz, 1781 (unavailable name, published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1; available from Gmelin, 1791 as Nerita marochiensis); Nerita marochiensisGmelin, 1791 (basionym); Notocochlis marochiensis(Gmelin, 1791); Tanea lemniscata(Philippi, 1851);

Last updated June 09, 2025

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

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution. It can be found at the following locations:

Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean : Cape Verde, West Africa, Angola
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Lesser Antilles
Indian Ocean : Mozambique

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 94 m.^[2]

References

1 2 Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.

[Welch_2010-2] 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

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Natica marochiensis

Shell of Natica marochiensis (syntype at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. marochiensis
Binomial name
*Natica marochiensis* (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms ^[1]
Natica lemniscataPhilippi, 1852 Natica limacinaJousseaume, 1874 Natica luridaPhilippi, 1836 Natica maroccana(Chemnitz, 1781) (unavailable name, originally published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1) Naticarius marochiensis(Gmelin, 1791) Nerita maroccanaChemnitz, 1781 (unavailable name, published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction 1; available from Gmelin, 1791 as Nerita marochiensis) Nerita marochiensisGmelin, 1791 (basionym) Notocochlis marochiensis(Gmelin, 1791) Tanea lemniscata(Philippi, 1851)