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Naticarius orientalis

Naticarius orientalis
Moon Snail.jpg
Naticarius orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Naticarius
Species: N. orientalis
Binomial name
Naticarius orientalis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Cochlis explanata Röding, 1798
  • Natica eburnea Deshayes, 1838 (invalid: junior homonym of Natica eburnea de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
  • Nerita orientalis Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)

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



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