Natica rubromaculata

Natica rubromaculata
Shell of Natica rubromaculata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. rubromaculata
Binomial name
Natica rubromaculata
E. A. Smith, 1872
Synonyms

Natica brunoi P. Bernard, 1983

Natica rubromaculata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 20.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the equatorial zone off Gabon.

References

  1. ↑ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Natica rubromaculata E. A. Smith, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591111 on 2015-02-02