Natica acinonyx

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| image = Natica acinonyx (MNHN-IM-2000-5274).jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)

| genus = Natica

| species = acinonyx

| authority = Marche-Marchad, 1957

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| synonyms = Natica acynonyx [sic] (misspelling)

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Natica acinonyx is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.{{WRMS species|819008|Natica acinonyx Marche Marchad|||WoRMS (2009). Natica acynonyx Marche Marchad. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819008 on 18 October 2014}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.

References

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  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls