Natica acinonyx

Short description: Species of gastropod

Natica acinonyx

Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Littorinimorpha
Family:  | Naticidae
Genus:  | Natica
Species:  |

N. acinonyx

Binomial name
Natica acinonyx

Marche-Marchad, 1957

Synonyms

Natica acynonyx [sic] (misspelling)

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

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

## Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.

## References

1. ↑ Natica acinonyx Marche Marchad. WoRMS (2009). Natica acynonyx Marche Marchad. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819008 on 18 October 2014 .

* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

## External links

* Marche-Marchad I. (1957). Description de cinq Gastropodes marins nouveaux de la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (2) 29 (2): 200-205

Wikidata ☰ Q6782776 entry

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