Naticarius alapapilionis

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

Naticarius alapapilionis
Naticarius alapapilionis alapapilionis (Röding, 1798)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Naticarius
Species:
N. alapapilionis
Binomial name
Naticarius alapapilionis
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Glyphepithema alapapilionis (Röding, 1798)
  • Natica alapapilionis (Röding, 1798)
  • Natica sagittifera Récluz, 1852
  • Natica plicifera Philippi, 1851
  • Natica taeniata Menke, 1830

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes.

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Naticarius alapapilionis (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570007 on 2015-02-02
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