Biology:Naticarius onca
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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: | Naticarius |
| Species: | N. onca
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| Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798)
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Naticarius onca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1][2]
Description
Distribution
The species is known to occur in the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, Madagascar , Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique and Tanzania[2]
References
- ↑ Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2009). Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570008 on 17 June 2010 .
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huelsken, T., Wägele, H., Peters, B., Mather, A., Hollmann, M. (2011) Molecular analysis of adults and egg masses reveals two independent lineages within the infaunal gastropod Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798) (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae). Molluscan Research, 31(3), 141-151. PDF
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3703611 entry
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