Natica rocquignyi

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Natica rocquignyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. rocquignyi
Binomial name
Natica rocquignyi
Fischer-Piette, 1942
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica fanel Récluz, 1844 (preoccupied name)
  • Glyphepithema fanel rocquignyi Fischer-Piette, 1942
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Description

The shell size varies between 14 mm and 32 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the equatorial zone of the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Gabon.

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