Amauropsis islandica Gmelin 1791 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Nerita islandica

Synonym: Natica helicoides Johnston 1835

Belongs to Amauropsis according to G. Pastorino 2005

See also Marincovich 1977

Sister taxa: Amauropsis amoena, Amauropsis anderrsoni, Amauropsis andersoni, Amauropsis aureolutea, Amauropsis caloramans, Amauropsis fetteri, Amauropsis hantkeni, Amauropsis jacksonensis, Amauropsis macra, Amauropsis martinezensis, Amauropsis meierensis, Amauropsis notoleptos, Amauropsis papodensis, Amauropsis sanctaecrucis, Amauropsis smithiana, Amauropsis subhybrida, Amauropsis trinitatensis, Amauropsis tyrolensis, Natica (Amauropsis) japonica

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Amauropsis islandica in the database

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