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Natica arachnoidea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Naticoidea

Genus
  
Natica

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Naticidae

Scientific name
  
Natica arachnoidea

Rank
  
Species

Natica arachnoidea

Similar
  
Natica, Natica fulminea, Naticarius onca, Tectonatica violacea, Eunaticina

Natica arachnoidea, common name : the spider moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin and Mozambique; the Andamans; in the Western Pacific Ocean and Australia.

References

Natica arachnoidea Wikipedia