Cryptonatica affinis

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cryptonatica affinis, common name the Arctic moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

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Cryptonatica affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Cryptonatica
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cryptonatica affinis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptonatica clausa
  • Cryptonatica septentrionalis
  • Natica clausa Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829
  • Natica russa Gould, 1859
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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 37 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2811 m.[2]

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