Natica hebraea

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Natica hebraea
Live individual in situ
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species: N. hebraea
Binomial name
Natica hebraea
Martyn, 1784
Synonyms[1]
  • Cochlis fanel Röding, 1798
  • Natica fanel (Röding, 1798)

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

Five views of a shell of Natica hebraea

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2011). Natica hebraea (Martyn, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140545 on 2012-04-15
  • WoRMS info
  • 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

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