Common name of Natica vittata
 
Common Name Banded moon snail
Language English
Type FAO
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Fischer, W., G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.), 1981
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier color pattern(s)
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'snail', from Old High German 'snahhan', i.e., 'to creep'; 'moon' here refers to the smooth globular shells of species in this family.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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