Natica collaris
| Natica collaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Natica |
| Species: | N. collaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Natica collaris Link, 1807
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| Synonyms | |
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Natica collaris, common name the collared moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Description
The shell is globose to ovate and inflated, with a thick and generally smooth shell wall. The spire is low but acute, slightly projecting above the body whorl. Whorls are convex and may appear flattened above in some specimens.[2] The inner lip may show a rose to violet tint, and the umbilicus is partly covered by a columellar callus.[2]
Shell coloration is typically whitish to pale flesh-coloured, sometimes with darker or zoned markings. The aperture is oblique and relatively large, with a thickened and calloused columella. The umbilicus is narrow and deep and may contain a distinct funicle. The outer lip is thick, and the operculum is calcareous and solid.[3]
Shell size commonly reaches approximately 25–30 mm in diameter, with a spire height of about 11 mm.[3]
Distribution
This snail occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Mauritania, Gabon and Angola.
Taxonomy
The name Natica collaris was introduced by Link (1807) in a catalog-style treatment of the genus Natica, in which species were listed with brief vernacular identifiers and references to earlier literature rather than full descriptive accounts.[4] Such catalog listings are considered sufficient to make names available under the rules of zoological nomenclature.
Natica collaria Lamarck, 1822 was later described as a distinct species, based on shell material in Lamarck's collection, but is currently regarded as a junior subjective synonym of N. collaris by WoRMS (MolluscaBase).[5][2]
Other names, including Natica labrella Lamarck, 1822 and Natica gambiae Récluz, 1844, have historically been applied to shells now considered to belong to this species, but their synonymy is treated variably in the literature.[3]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natica collaris Link, 1807". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b c Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine de Monet de (1815). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres ... précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des caractères essentiels de l'animal, sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin, l'exposition des principes fondamentaux de la zoologie [Natural History of Invertebrate Animals, preceded by an introduction presenting the determination of the essential characteristics of animals, their distinction from plants and other natural bodies, and finally an exposition of the fundamental principles of zoology.] (in French and Latin). Vol. 6. Verdière. p. 201.
- ^ a b c Recluz, C. A. (1843). "Descriptions of New Species of Navicella, Neritina, Nerita and Natica, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11 (12–12). Academic Press, [etc.]: 207.
- ^ Link, Heinrich Friedrich (1806). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock [Description of the Natural History Collection of the University of Rostock] (in German and Latin). Gedruckt bey Adlers Erben. p. 140.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natica collaria Lamarck, 1822". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- 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
External links
- "Natica collaria". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.