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Natica sp.
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Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Western Washington University
Dept_00152_03
wwu:41300
Genus-species: Natica sp. Common name: Moon shell
Many specimens small to medium, white to yellow. These bloodthirsty mollusks live on clams and oysters, which they obtain by burrowing in the sand with an enormous foot. The eggs are laid in a collar of sand
Class: Gastropoda Order: Littorinimorpha Family: Naticidae Known habitat: Temperate and warm seas
Scopoli, 1777
Departmental Shell Collection
Dept_00152
wwu:41280