Natica buriasiensis
Species of gastropod
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Natica buriasiensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Natica buriasiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Natica |
| Species: | N. buriasiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Natica buriasiensis Récluz, 1844 | |
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Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. In the Pacific Ocean, N. buriasiensis can be found off of Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, China, Japan, and Hawaii in the United States.