Lunatia grossularia

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Lunatia grossularia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Polinicinae
Genus: Lunatia
Species: L. grossularia
Binomial name
Lunatia grossularia
(Marche-Marchad, 1957)
Synonyms[1]
  • Euspira grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
  • Polynices grossularia Marche-Marchad

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

Description

Distribution

This species is distributed in European waters (Spain, Portugak)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Lunatia grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584897 on 2012-07-12
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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