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

Notocochlis dillwynii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Notocochlis
Species:
N. dillwynii
Binomial name
Notocochlis dillwynii
(Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Nacca fasciata Risso, 1826
  • Natica dillwynii Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination)
  • Natica dillwynii var. efasciata Pallary, 1900
  • Tectonatica operculata farolita F. Nordsieck, 1973

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in European waters, the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and the Canary Islands; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

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  • Huelsken T., Marek K., Schreiber S., Schmidt I. & Hollmann M. (2008). The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa 1770: 1-40