Natica acinonyx

Species of gastropod

Natica acinonyx

Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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]

## Description

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The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

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## Distribution

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

## References

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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

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* 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

Taxon identifiers

Natica acynonyx|

* Wikidata: Q6782776
* CoL: 45TFV
* EoL: 10294537
* GBIF: 4362180
* IRMNG: 10833375
* WoRMS: 224848

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