Naticarius onca

Naticarius onca is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1][2]

Naticarius onca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Naticarius
Species:
N. onca
Binomial name
Naticarius onca
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Cochlis onca Röding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Cochlis pavimentum Röding, 1798
  • Natica cailliaudii Récluz, 1850
  • Natica chinensis Lamarck, 1816
  • Natica litterata Link, 1807
  • Natica onca (Röding, 1798)
  • Nerita candida W. Wood, 1825

Distribution

The species is known to occur in the Red Sea and in the Indo-Pacific off Aldabra, Madagascar, Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique and Tanzania [2]

References
  1. Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2009). Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570008 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. Huelsken, T., Wägele, H., Peters, B., Mather, A., Hollmann, M. (2011) Molecular analysis of adults and egg masses reveals two independent lineages within the infaunal gastropod Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798) (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae). Molluscan Research, 31(3), 141-151. PDF
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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