Natica simplex

Natica simplex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. simplex
Binomial name
	Natica simplex; G. B. Sowerby III, 1897
Synonyms
	Natica decipiens E. A. Smith, 1904 ; Natica kowiensis Turton, 1932 ; Natica saldontiana Bartsch, 1915 ; Natica simplex f. saldontiana Bartsch, 1915 ; Natica whitechurchi Turton, 1932 ;

Natica simplex is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[2]

Description

^ Sowerby, G. B. (1897). Appendix to Marine Shells of South Africa. London: Sowerby. p. 12. ; [ Pl. 6], Fig. 18
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2017). "Natica simplex G. B. Sowerby III, 1897". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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