Tectonatica sagraiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species:
T. sagraiana
Binomial name
Tectonatica sagraiana
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica filosa Philippi, R.A., 1845
  • Natica flammulata Requien, 1848
  • Tectonatica filosa (Philippi, 1845)

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

Description

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The shell size varies between 5 mm and 21 mm

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Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along Madeira, the Canaries, Cape Verde and Angola.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tectonatica sagraiana (d'Orbigny, 1842). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
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