Natica rouxi

Natica rouxi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Natica rouxi
Shell of Natica rouxi (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Natica
Species:
N. rouxi
Binomial name
Natica rouxi
Nicklès, 1952
Synonyms

Euspira rouxi (Nicklès, 1952)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Gabon.

References
  1. Natica rouxi Nicklès, 1952. WoRMS (2009). Natica rouxi Nicklès, 1952. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225299 on 17 June 2010 .
  • Nicklès M. 1952. Mollusques testacés marins du littoral de l'A.E.F. Journal de Conchyliologie, 92: 143-154.


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