Natica gruveli

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Natica gruveli (MNHN-IM-2000-5171).jpeg

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

| genus = Natica

| species = gruveli

| authority = Dautzenberg, 1910

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| synonyms =

  • Natica gruveli var. paucipunctata Dautzenberg, 1910
  • Payraudeautia esterias P. Bernard, 1983
  • Payraudeautia gruveli (Dautzenberg, 1910)

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Natica gruveli is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.{{WRMS species|224853|Natica gruveli Dautzenberg|||WoRMS (2009). Natica gruveli Dautzenberg. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224853 on 17 June 2010}}

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Gabon.

References

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  • Bernard, P. A. (1983). Three new Naticids from the Gabonense Coasts (Gasteropoda: Naticidae). La Conchiglia. 15(172-173): 20-21
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp