Natica marochiensis

Natica marochiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. marochiensis
Binomial name
	Natica marochiensis; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Natica lemniscata Philippi, 1852; Naticarius marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791); Nerita marochiensis Gmelin, 1791 (basionym); Notocochlis marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791); Tanea lemniscata (Philippi, 1851);

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

Distribution

This marine species has a wide distribution. It can be found at the following locations:

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[2]

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 94 m.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
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