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Natica perlineata

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

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Natica perlineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Natica
Species:
N. perlineata
Binomial name
Natica perlineata
Dall, 1889

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

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.2

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 69 m.2 Maximum recorded depth is 419 m.2

References

References

  1. Natica perlineata Dall, 1889. WoRMS (2010). Natica perlineata Dall, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419758 on 17 June 2010 .
  2. 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.