Natica collaria

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

Natica collaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Natica
Species:
N. collaria
Binomial name
Natica collaria
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Natica gambiae Récluz, 1844
  • Natica labrella Lamarck, 1822

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.

References
  1. Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822). WoRMS (2009). Natica collaria (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224835 on 17 June 2010 .
  • 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
  • "Natica collaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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