Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791) is a animal in the Cypraeidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)

Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)

Naria acicularis is a species with a maximum recorded adult shell length of 31 mm, found across western Atlantic coasts from 0 to 780 m depth.

Family
Genus
Naria
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)

This species is scientifically named Naria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791). The maximum recorded adult shell length for Naria acicularis is 31 millimeters. This species is found along the coasts of North Carolina (USA), the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. Its recorded depth range spans from a minimum of 0 meters to a maximum of 780 meters.

Photo: (c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Manuel de Roux · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cypraeidae Naria

More from Cypraeidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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