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Updated 4/3/2021
Family
Naticidae
Moon Snails
Moons live beneath the sand and feed upon snails and urchins by
drilling a circular hole, injecting acidic saliva, then siphoning its
meal. Sand and
eggs are glued together to form a layered coil or collar. |
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Notocochlis gualteriana
COMMON MOON SNAIL
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Polinices
mammilla
PEAR-SHAPED or WHITE MOON SNAIL
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Polinices melanostomus
BLACK-MOUTH MOON SNAIL
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Polinices
simiae
SIMI'S MOON SNAIL
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Natica bougei
BOUGE'S MOON SNAIL
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INDO-PACIFIC
Polinices aurantius
GOLDEN or ORANGE MOON SNAIL
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Tectonatica violacea
VIOLET MOON SNAIL
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