Falsilunatia xantha

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

Falsilunatia xantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Subfamily:
Ampullospirinae
Genus:
Falsilunatia
Species:
F. xantha
Binomial name
Falsilunatia xantha
(Watson, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881)
  • Natica xantha Watson, 1881 (basionym)

References
  1. Falsilunatia xantha (Watson, 1881). WoRMS (2009). Falsilunatia xantha (Watson, 1881). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197038 on 12 January 2012 .
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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