Natica fulminea

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

Natica fulminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Natica
Species:
N. fulminea
Binomial name
Natica fulminea
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cochlis ziczac Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Nacca fulminea (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Nacca fulminea f. cruentata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica bourguignati Récluz, 1852
  • Natica cruentata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica fulminea cruentata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Natica senegalensis Récluz, 1850
  • Nerita cruentata Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita fulminea Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, the Western Sahara and Angola.

References
  1. Natica fulminea . WoRMS (2009). Natica fulminea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225279 on 17 June 2010 .
  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
  • "Natica fulminea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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