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Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape. Naticidae is the only family in the superfamily Naticoidea.
Neverita duplicata, common name the shark eye, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]In 2006, a paper was published which made it clear that a second, very similar, species with a smaller range of distribution also lives in part of the range inhabited by Neverita duplicata.
Euspira heros, the northern moon snail, is a species of large sea snail in the family Naticidae. [3] This large snail is rather uncommon intertidally, but is much more common subtidally . This species, like all moon snails, feeds voraciously on clams and other snails.
Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [ 1 ] Egg mass
Shells of Naticarius stercusmuscarum can reach a size of 25–56 millimetres (0.98–2.20 in). [2] The shell surface is yellow or color cream with dense, small, red-brown dots. The mantle and the foot of this mollusk are brownish dotted with bright spots. It has a well-developed foot with the two cephalic visible appendages. [3]
There also are augers, moon snails and conch shells available for the picking. Near the piers tend to offer better shelling. In addition, choosing a beach that is further away from the touristy ...
Neverita lewisii (previously known as Polinices lewisii, Lunatia lewisii, Euspira lewisii), common name Lewis's moon snail, is a species of large operculated sea snail. It is a predatory marine gastropod in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1] Traditionally, this species was assigned to either the genus Lunatia, the genus Polinices or the ...
Amauropsis bransfieldensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails. [ 1 ] Description