Natica vitellus

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

Natica vitellus
Five views of a shell of Natica vitellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Natica
Species:
N. vitellus
Binomial name
Natica vitellus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Natica ponsonbyi Melvill, 1899
  • Natica rufa (Born, 1778)
  • Nerita leucozonias Gmelin, 1791
  • Nerita rufa Born, 1778
  • Nerita vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References
  1. Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). Gofas, S. (2009). Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571880 on 26 November 2012 .
  • Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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