Natica rubromaculata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
| Natica rubromaculata | |
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| Shell of Natica rubromaculata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Natica |
| Species: | N. rubromaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Natica rubromaculata E. A. Smith, 1872
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| Synonyms | |
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Natica brunoi P. Bernard, 1983 | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 20.2 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the equatorial zone off Gabon
References
edit- ^ Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Natica rubromaculata E. A. Smith, 1872. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591111 on 2015-02-02
- 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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