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The northern moon snail, Polinices heros, is a species of large sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc. It is found rather uncommonly intertidally, but is much more commonly subtidally. This species, like all moon snails, feeds voraciously on clams and other snails.
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∙ 13y agoThere are many species of moon snail, all of which are members of the family Naticidae.
The taxonomy down to the family level is:
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Superfamily Naticoidea
Family Naticidae
Within the family Naticidae there are 24 genera, with multiple species in each genus.
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What is the Latin name for moon?
Luna Is The Latin name for Moon
What animal has the Latin name Helix aspersa?
The animal with the Latin name Helix aspersa is the common garden snail. It is a species of land snail that is widely distributed around the world and is known for its distinctive shell and slow-moving nature.
What preys on moon snails?
Moon snails can actually drill on another moon snail for food
What are the name of Earth's moons?
The Earth has only one moon so the Earth's moon name is Moon, The Moon or it can be the Latin name "Luna".
Why do we name all the other moons in our solar system except our moon?
The moon has a name. It is Luna, from the Latin for moon.
What are the names of the earth's moons?
Earth only has one moon and most people call it moon. But every moon is given a Latin name. The moons Latin name is Luna.
What planet has the moon Luna on it?
The Earth ; Luna is the Latin name for our moon .
Where did the name for the moon come from?
The name Luna (the moon) came from the Latin word for moon. (Luna)(Also, lune is french for moon)
Why did the name lunar get chosen for the moon?
It comes from the Latin word for moon, luna.
What is the Latin word for spoon?
"Spoon" in Latin is coclear (-aris, n.) or coclearium (-i, n.). From its name, originally a utensil for removing snails (cocleae) from their shells.
What is the other name of moon?
Luna (Latin). Selene ( Greek).
Where does the name Luna originate?
"Luna" is the Latin word for "moon."
