Natica marochiensis

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Natica marochiensis
Natica limacina (MNHN-IM-2000-5233).jpeg
Shell of Natica marochiensis (syntype at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
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)

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

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Distribution

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

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]

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References

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