Natica vitellus

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

Natica vitellus
Five views of a shell of Natica vitellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Natica
Species:
N. vitellus
Binomial name
Natica vitellus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Natica ponsonbyi Melvill, 1899
  • Natica rufa (Born, 1778)
  • Nerita leucozonias Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita rufa Born, 1778
  • Nerita vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). Gofas, S. (2009). Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571880 on 26 November 2012 .
  • Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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