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Naticarius canrena
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Naticarius
Species:	N. canrena
Binomial name
Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Distribution

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Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 65 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 101 m.
A living adult specimen was trapped off West coast BARBADOS at around 400 ft. depth.

References

1. Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). WoRMS (2010). Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419760 on 17 June 2010 .
2. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

External links

• Photos of Naticarius canrena on Sealife Collection

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• Naticidae
• Gastropods described in 1758
• Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
• Naticidae stubs