Common name of Natica marochiensis
 
Common Name Morocco moonsnail
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core morphology
1st Modifier locality/area
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.
 
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