Natica acinonyx

Natica acinonyx is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Natica acinonyx
Shell of Natica acinonyx (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Natica
Species:	N. acinonyx
Binomial name
Natica acinonyx Marche-Marchad, 1957
Synonyms
Natica acynonyx [sic] (misspelling)

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.6 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola and Senegal.