Notocochlis dillwynii

Notocochlis dillwynii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Notocochlis
Species: N. dillwynii
Binomial name
Notocochlis dillwynii
(Payraudeau, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Nacca fasciata Risso, 1826
  • Natica dillwynii Payraudeau, 1826 (original combination)
  • Natica dillwynii var. efasciata Pallary, 1900
  • Tectonatica operculata farolita F. Nordsieck, 1973

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in European waters, the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes and the Canary Islands; in the Mediterranean Sea.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Notocochlis dillwynii. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720578 on 2015-02-02


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