Biology:Natica fulminea
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Natica |
| Species: | N. fulminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Natica fulminea (Gmelin, 1791)
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Natica fulminea, common name the lightning moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon, the Western Sahara and Angola.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Natica fulminea. WoRMS (2009). Natica fulminea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225279 on 17 June 2010 .
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
External links
- "Natica fulminea" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_1237.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q3008705 entry
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