Naticidae (moon snails), subfamily: Naticinae |
2.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 25 m |
Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean. |
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Collected for food and for its shell (Ref. 349). Abundant in sheltered bays. Leaves meandering tracks at low tide on sandy shores. Occurs at the low tide mark (Ref. 349); or from immediate subtidal to 20 m in shelly sand (Ref. 337). Attacks bivalve prey through the umbo or valve center (Ref. 100855). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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C: Refs. 121724, 128987; M: Ref. 348; O: Ref. 86518. |
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