Naticarius alapapilionis

Naticarius alapapilionis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
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;

Naticarius alapapilionis 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 Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes.

^ 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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