Natica marochiensis

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

Natica marochiensis
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 lemniscata Philippi, 1852
  • Naticarius marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Nerita marochiensis Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Notocochlis marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Tanea lemniscata (Philippi, 1851)

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