Tectonatica robillardi

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Tectonatica robillardi
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T. robillardi
Binomial name
Tectonatica robillardi
(Sowerby III, 1894)
Synonyms [1]
  • Natica ren Preston, H.B., 1914
  • Natica robillardi Sowerby, 1894 (basionym)

Tectonatica robillardi 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 af an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Indo-West Pacific along Madagascar and Réunion.

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References

  1. 1 2 Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894) . WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570022 on 20 April 2011 .