Arctic Moonsnail

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(Gmelin, 1791)

Cryptonatica affinis

Arctic Moonsnail

Phylum:

Mollusca

Taxonomy

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Littorinimorpha

Family:

Naticidae

ANSP 337963

Shell Information

Length (mm): 37

Chirality:

Dextral

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Greenland to Massachusetts

Depth (m):

0 to 2811 meters

Diet:

Carnivore

Habitat:

Works Cited

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140525 on 2021-06-23
Mikkelsen, P. M., & Bieler, R. (28). Seashells of southern Florida: Living marine mollusks of the Florida keys and Adjacent REGIONS, bivalves. Princeton: Princeton University Press.