Natica Fossil range: Cretaceous–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Shell of Natica hebraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Orthogastropoda
Order:	Sorbeoconcha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica Scopoli, 1777

Natica is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the recent periods.^[1]

[edit] Species

Species within the genus Natica include:

• Natica catena (da Costa, 1778) - necklace shell
• Natica hebraea
• Natica guesti
• Natica livida Pfeiffer, 1840
• Natica marochinensis (Gmelin, 1758)
• Natica menkeana
• Natica tedbayeri

• Subgenus: Nacca
  • Natica millepunctata Lamarck

[edit] References

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