Natica livida

Natica livida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. livida
Binomial name
	Natica livida; Pfeiffer, 1840
Synonyms
	Natica jamaicensis C.B. Adams, 1850; Natica lacernula d'Orbigny, 1842; Natica rufilabris Reeve, 1855;

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.

The maximum recorded shell length is 21 mm.²

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.² Maximum recorded depth is 65 m.²

References

Natica livida Pfeiffer, 1840. WoRMS (2010). Natica livida Pfeiffer, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419757 on 17 June 2010 .
Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.