Natica rubromaculata

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Natica rubromaculata
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Shell of Natica rubromaculata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. rubromaculata
Binomial name
Natica rubromaculata
E. A. Smith, 1872
Synonyms

Natica brunoiP. Bernard, 1983

Natica rubromaculata 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 20.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the equatorial zone off Gabon

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References

  1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Natica rubromaculata E. A. Smith, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591111 on 2015-02-02