Tectonatica robillardi

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

Tectonatica robillardi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Tectonatica
Species:
T. robillardi
Binomial name
Tectonatica robillardi
(Sowerby III, 1894)
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica ren Preston, H.B., 1914
  • Natica robillardi Sowerby, 1894 (basionym)

Description

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The size af an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is found in the Indo-West Pacific along Madagascar and Réunion.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894). WoRMS (2009). Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby III, 1894). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570022 on 20 April 2011 .
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  • "Tectonatica robillardi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.