Natica acinonyx

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

Natica acinonyx
Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype 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. acinonyx
Binomial name
Natica acinonyx
Marche-Marchad, 1957
Synonyms

Natica acynonyx [sic] (misspelling)

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.

References
  1. Natica acinonyx Marche Marchad. WoRMS (2009). Natica acynonyx Marche Marchad. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819008 on 18 October 2014 .
  • 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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