Notocochlis dillwynii

Notocochlis dillwynii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Notocochlis
Species:	N. dillwynii
Binomial name
	Notocochlis dillwynii; (Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms
	Nacca fasciata Risso, 1826; Natica dillwynii Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination); Natica dillwynii var. efasciata Pallary, 1900; Tectonatica operculata farolita F. Nordsieck, 1973;

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

Description

This marine species occurs in European waters, the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and the Canary Islands; in the Mediterranean Sea.

^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Notocochlis dillwynii. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720578 on 2015-02-02

Huelsken T., Marek K., Schreiber S., Schmidt I. & Hollmann M. (2008). The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa 1770: 1-40

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