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family Naticidae - moonshells

mollusk family - a family of mollusks

class Gasteropoda, class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda - snails and slugs and their relatives

moon shell, moonshell - marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires

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janthostoma belongs to the family Naticidae. These 4 gastropods were collected from the lagoon in mid October 2008 and 2009.

Predation impact of small drilling gastropods on the Japanese scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis

Euspira lewisiiis a gastropod in the family Naticidae, a group commonly known as moon snails, which are infaunal, predatory snails that feed on bivalves.

Determining the ecological role of Euspira lewisii: Part I: feeding ecology

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