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Naticarius stercusmuscarum Fly-specked Moonsnail, Fly-speck Moonsnail

Naticarius stercusmuscarum is commonly referred to as Fly-specked Moonsnail, Fly-speck Moonsnail. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Thomas Menut, Frankreich

Naticarius stercusmuscarum,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2026


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lexID:
17852 
AphiaID:
720574 
Scientific:
Naticarius stercusmuscarum 
German:
Tausendpunkt-Mondschnecke,Fliegendreck-Mondschnecke 
English:
Fly-specked Moonsnail, Fly-speck Moonsnail 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Naticidae (Family) > Naticarius (Genus) > stercusmuscarum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, the Black Sea, Croatia, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Malta, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
20 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 
Size:
5,3 cm 
Temperature:
50 °F - 86 °F (10°C - 30°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-11-06 19:53:48 

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Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850)

Naticids are widely distributed and occur world-wide. The greatest diversity of moon snail is found in tropical water. The foto was taken on the Caribbean.

Moon snails feed on carnivorous without exception. Stigmaulax cayennensis live on and under sand.They hunt other mollusks, but also eat carrion.

Synonymised names:
Cochlis stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Nacca punctata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted
Natica (Natica) millepunctata Lamarck, 1822 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Natica eximia Eichwald, 1830 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Natica millepunctata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Natica millepunctata var. punctatissima Pallary, 1912 · unaccepted > junior homonym (primary homonym of Natica...)
Natica sanguinolenta Brusina, 1865 · unaccepted
Natica stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Naticarius punctatus (Karsten, 1789) · unaccepted > unavailable name
Nerita punctata Karsten, 1789 · unaccepted > unavailable name (invalid: junior homonym of Nerita...)
Nerita stercusmuscarum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)

External links

  1. wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 06.11.2025.

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Naticarius stercusmuscarum,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2026
Naticarius stercusmuscarum,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022
Naticarius stercusmuscarum,Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2022
Naticarius stercusmuscarum,Gard, Languedoc-Roussillon, FR 2023

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