Interesting Facts
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Description
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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
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
()
- Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
- Superfamily:
Naticoidea
()
- L. Guilding, 1834
- Superfamily:
Naticoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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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
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- Boletim da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais. Lisboa, Sociedade Portuguesa de Cie?ncias Naturais, 1908- url p. 222.
- Bulletins of American paleontology. 96 1989 Ithaca, N.Y., Paleontological Research Institution [etc.] url fig. 21 , p. 54, p. 55.
- Catalogue of Japanese mollusca in the Natural History Department, Tokyo Imperial Museum, by T. Iwakawa. Tokyo, Tokyo imperial museum, 1909- url p. 144.
- Fossils from the Upper Musashino of Kazusa and Shimosa. TokyoThe University1922 url p. 84.
- Geological magazine. London [etc.]Cambridge University Press. url p. 211.
- 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. 33, p. 33, p. 420, p. 420, p. 420, p. 74, p. 74, p. 74, p. 76, p. 76, p. 76, p. 78, p. 78, p. 81, p. 81, p. 81, p. 83, p. 83, p. 83, p. 84, p. 84, p. 84, p. 85, p. 85, p. 91, p. 91, p. 91, p. 94, p. 94, p. 94, p. 99, p. 99, p. 99.
- Mollusks of Tonkin & Indo China / Dautzenberg & Fischer. Paris: s.n., 1905-1908 url p. 174.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. Melbourne: The Society, 1889- url p. 191, p. 192, p. 64.
- Revue méthodique et critique des collections déposées dans cet établissement. Leyden, Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. url p. 376, p. 377.
- The Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, Japan = Tokyo Teikoku Daigaku kiyo. Rika. Tokyo, Japan: The University, 1898-1925. url , p. 18, p. 190, p. 52, p. 77, p. 78, p. 84.
- Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society. Sapporo, Japan, Sapporo Natural History Society, Hokkaido Imperial University. url .
Notes
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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: 16080531
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2290308
