Scientific name Natica violacea | Superfamily Naticoidea Rank Species | |
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Similar Notocochlis gualteriana, Naticarius onca, Tanea, Tanea undulata, Naticarius orientalis | ||
Tectonatica violacea, common name the violet 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 the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific off the Mascarene Basin; also off the Philippines and Australia (Queensland)
References
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