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Notocochlis cernica (Jousseaume 1874)

Notocochlis cernica

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius in the Mascarene Basin.

References

  1. ^ a b Notocochlis cernica (Jousseaume, 1874). WoRMS (2009). Notocochlis cernica (Jousseaume, 1874). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570163 on 26 August 2011 .
  • Powell, A.W.B. (1971). New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species: Part 7. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 8: 209–228.
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

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Notocochlis cernica: Brief Summary

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Notocochlis cernica is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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