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Amauropsis islandica

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Naticoidea

Subfamily
  
Ampullospirinae

Scientific name
  
Amauropsis islandica

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Naticidae

Genus
  
Amauropsis

Phylum
  
Mollusca

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Similar
  
Euspira montagui, Cryptonatica affinis, Natica fulminea

Amauropsis islandica, common name the Iceland moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 9 m. Maximum recorded depth is 240 m.

References

Amauropsis islandica Wikipedia