Sharks Eye Moon Snail
NEVERITA DUPLICATA
Sharks Eye Moon Snail
NEVERITA DUPLICATA
The Sharks Eye Moon Snail is a
predatory sea snail in the fami
ly Naticidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The shell is
smooth and globular in shape,
with a short flattened spire
and large body whorl. The col
or is grey to greyish brown and
sometimes faded. The aperture
is wide and gaping. It has an
umbilicus which is nearly cov
ered by a brown pad called a
callus. False Shark’s Eye shells
do not have the Callus.
SIZE: 5cm MAX SIZE: 5cm
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: LITTORINIMORPHA
FAMILY: NATICIDAE
GENUS: NEVERITA
BINOMIAL NAME: NEVERITA DUPLICATA
NEVERITA DUPLICATA
The Sharks Eye Moon Snail is a
predatory sea snail in the fami
ly Naticidae.
IDENTIFICATION: The shell is
smooth and globular in shape,
with a short flattened spire
and large body whorl. The col
or is grey to greyish brown and
sometimes faded. The aperture
is wide and gaping. It has an
umbilicus which is nearly cov
ered by a brown pad called a
callus. False Shark’s Eye shells
do not have the Callus.
SIZE: 5cm MAX SIZE: 5cm
CLASS: GASTROPODA
ORDER: LITTORINIMORPHA
FAMILY: NATICIDAE
GENUS: NEVERITA
BINOMIAL NAME: NEVERITA DUPLICATA
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