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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae moon snails

Genus: Natica

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Natica adansoni
[Adanson's moon snail]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Natica alapapilionis
[Butterfly moon]

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Natica ampla
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica arachnoidea
[Spider moon snail]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Natica areolata
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Natica bibalteata
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Natica broderipiana
[Broderip's moon snail]

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Natica buriasiensis
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

Natica castanea
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Natica castrensis
[Netted moonsnail]

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Natica cincta
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Natica collaris
[Collar moon snail]

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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL

Natica couteaudi
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica fasciata
[Solid moon snail]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica fulminea
[Flamed moon snail]

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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL

Natica guesti
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

Natica joubini
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Natica kawamurai
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

Natica lebruni
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Max. Length 3.8 cm DL

Natica limbata
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Photo by FAO

Natica lineata
[Lined moon snail]

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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

Natica livida
[Livid moonsnail]

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Max. Length 3 cm DL

Natica marochiensis
[Morocco moon snail]

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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

Natica menkeana
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

Natica nigromaculata
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Natica nipponensis
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica onca
[China moon snail]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica orientalis
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

Natica perlineata
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Natica phytelephas
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Natica pluvialis
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Natica prietoi
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Natica pseustes
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

Natica pusilla
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

Natica sanctaehelenae
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Natica sandwichensis
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Natica stellata
[Starry moon snail]

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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL

Natica stenopa
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Natica stercusmuscarum
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL

Natica tedbayeri
[Florida natica]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica tigrina
[Tiger moon snail]

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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

Natica turtoni
[Turton's moon snail]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Natica undulata
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Natica unifasciata
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica violacea
[Violet moon snail]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Natica vitellus
[Calf moon snail]

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Natica vittata
[Banded moon snail]

Scientific Name Natica adansoni Natica alapapilionis Natica ampla Natica arachnoidea Natica areolata Natica bibalteata Natica broderipiana Natica buriasiensis Natica castanea Natica castrensis Natica cincta Natica collaris Natica couteaudi Natica fasciata Natica fulminea Natica guesti Natica joubini Natica kawamurai Natica lebruni Natica limbata Natica lineata Natica livida Natica marochiensis Natica menkeana Natica nigromaculata Natica nipponensis Natica onca Natica orientalis Natica perlineata Natica phytelephas Natica pluvialis Natica prietoi Natica pseustes Natica pusilla Natica sanctaehelenae Natica sandwichensis Natica stellata Natica stenopa Natica stercusmuscarum Natica tedbayeri Natica tigrina Natica turtoni Natica undulata Natica unifasciata Natica violacea Natica vitellus Natica vittata	English Name Adanson's moon snail Banded moon snail Broderip's moon snail Butterfly moon Calf moon snail China moon snail Collar moon snail Flamed moon snail Florida natica Lined moon snail Livid moonsnail Morocco moon snail Netted moonsnail Solid moon snail Spider moon snail Starry moon snail Tiger moon snail Turton's moon snail Violet moon snail	Distribution Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean, Southwest Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Atlantic Eastern Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic and the Eastern Central Atlantic Eastern Central Atlantic Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Pacific and Weste Indo-West Pacific Mediterranean Sea. Northwest Pacific Southeast Pacific Western Atlantic Western Atlantic. Western Central Atlantic Western Central Atlantic. Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific. Western Indian Ocean Western Pacific Western Pacific.	Max. Length 0.6 DL 0.7 DL 0.8 DL 0.9 DL 1.4 DL 1.5 DL 1.9 DL 2 DL 2.1 DL 2.2 DL 2.4 DL 2.5 ShH 2.9 DL 3 DL 3 ShH 3.3 DL 3.5 ShH 3.8 DL 4 SHL 4.5 SHL	Year 1758 1791 1798 1807 1822 1825 1832 1839 1840 1844 1849 1850 1851 1855 1873 1881 1885 1889 1890 1895 1911 1913 1914 1957 1961 1983 1984 1986 1999

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