Biology:Tectonatica robillardi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Tectonatica robillardi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species:
T. robillardi
Binomial name
Tectonatica robillardi
(Sowerby III, 1894)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica ren Preston, H.B., 1914
  • Natica robillardi Sowerby, 1894 (basionym)

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

Description

The size af an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Indo-West Pacific along Madagascar and Réunion.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570022 on 20 April 2011 .

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6781450 entry