Natica intricata

• Interesting Facts
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Description

Family Naticidae

Diameter about equal to the height ; shell generally almost globose , consisting mostly of the body whorl (umbilicus either conspicuously open or covered by an obvious callus; height of some species attaining 10 cm).

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Natica

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species and subspecies in this genus:

N. castrensis (Netted Moonsnail) · N. livida (Livid Moonsnail) · N. marochiensis (Morocco Moonsnail) · N. sagraiana (Lined Moonsnail)

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Further Reading

• A Cornish fauna: being a compendium of the natural history of the county intended to form a companion to the collection in the Royal Institution of Cornwall / by J. Couch [and Richard Q. Couch]. Truro: Printed for the Royal Institution of Cornwall, by L.E. Gillet, 1844. url p. 162.
• A history of British Mollusca and their shells / by Edward Forbes and Sylvanus Hanley. London: J. Van Voorst, 1853. url p. 344.
• Catalogue of marine shells in Lorenzo G. Yates' collection, Santa Barbara, Cal. Santa Barbara, Cal., 1886. url p. 56.
• Catalogue of scientific papers (1800-1900) Comp. by the Royal society of London. Cambridge, C. J. Clay and sons, 1867-1902; url p. 68.
• Catalogue of scientific papers, 1800-1900. CambridgeUniversity Press1908-14 url p. 68.
• Catalogue of the mollusca inhabiting the Isle of Man and the neighbouring Sea. Edinburgh, 1837, 1838. url p. 62.
• Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland: with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water / drawn from nature by Captain Thomas Brown. Manchester: Ainsworth & Sons. ..; [1837-1844] url p. 141, p. 25.
• Illustrations of the recent conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with the description and localities of all the species, marine, land, and fresh water. Drawn and coloured from nature, by Captain Thomas Brown. .. London, Smith, Elder, and Co.; [etc., etc.]1844. url p. 141, p. 25.
• Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 417, p. 417, p. 82, p. 82, p. 82, p. 99, p. 99, p. 99.
• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. London, Dulau. url p. 122, p. 179.
• Report of the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903, and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. .. Edinburgh: The Scottish oceanographical laboratory, 1907- url p. 115.
• Report on the scientific results of the voyage of S.Y. "Scotia" during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904, under the leadership of William S. Bruce. Edinburgh:Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory, 1907-20. url p. 115.
• Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 376.
• Structural and systematic conchology: an introduction to the study of the Mollusca... By George W. Tryon, jr.... Philadelphia: The author, 1882-84. url p. 350, p. 350.
• The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology being a continuation of the Annals combined with Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History. London, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. url p. 143, p. 143.
• The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London. London [etc.] url p. 99.
• The complete writings of Thomas Say, on the conchology of the United States / edited by W.G. Binney. New York: H. Baillière, 1858. url p. 120.
• The conchologist's first book, or, A system of testaceous malachology, arranged expressly for the use of schools: in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, and a great number of new species added: with colored illustrations of two hundred and fifteen shells, presenting a correct type Philadelphia: Barrington and Haswell, 1845. url p. 116.
• The conchologist's first book: a system of testaceous malacology, arranged expressly for the use of schools, in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new Philadelphia, Pub. for the Author, by Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1840. url p. 116.
• The natural history of Ireland. London: Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1849-56. url .
• Thesaurus conchyliorum, or, Monographs of genera of shells / edited by G.B. Sowerby, Jun., F.L.S. London: Sowerby. .., 1847-1887. url p. 85.
• Transactions of the Tyneside Naturalists' Field Club. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: F. & W. Dodsworth, 1850-1864. url p. 162.

Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:

• Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database

Identifiers

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16080584
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2326865

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