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Aleutian Moonsnail

Cryptonatica aleutica

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 0, February 2, March 3, April 2, May 4, June 1, July 1, August 4, September 2, October 1, November 2, December 1.
Alaska117
Canada89
British Columbia89
United States37
Washington37

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderLittorinimorpha
FamilyMoon Snails · Naticidae
GenusCryptonatica

Sources

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