WoRMS taxon details
Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
419760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419760)
accepted
Species
Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Naticarius verae Rehder, 1947 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nerita canrena Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Nerita canrena Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Distribution The Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from Cape Cod, North Carolina, to Florida and Texas, as well as...
Distribution The Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from Cape Cod, North Carolina, to Florida and Texas, as well as in Bermuda, the West Indies, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Uruguay. Additionally, it has been recorded in Senegal, West Africa. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419760 on 2025-08-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nerita canrena Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 776 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Naticarius verae Rehder, 1947) Rehder, H. A. (1947). A new species of <i>Naticarius</i> from Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(1): 19-20, pl. 1, two upper figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284713 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 776 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Naticarius verae Rehder, 1947) Rehder, H. A. (1947). A new species of <i>Naticarius</i> from Florida. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 61(1): 19-20, pl. 1, two upper figs., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284713 [details]
basis of record Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 <i>in:</i> Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Nolf, F. (2025). About the presence of <i>Naticarius canrena</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Naticidae) in West African waters. <em>Neptunea.</em> 18(2): 23-36.
page(s): 23, pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 7-12, pl. 3 figs 13-18 [details]
page(s): 23, pl. 1 figs 1-6, pl. 2 figs 7-12, pl. 3 figs 13-18 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution The Western Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, ranging from Cape Cod, North Carolina, to Florida and Texas, as well as in Bermuda, the West Indies, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Uruguay. Additionally, it has been recorded in Senegal, West Africa. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | colorful moonsnailcolorful Atlantic moonsnail | [details] |
| German | Vielfarbige Mondschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Malacopics (Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758); NHMUK:ecatalogue:8091790) (from synonym Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Malacopics (Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.)
To Malacopics (Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To NHMUK collection (Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758); NHMUK:ecatalogue:8091790) (from synonym Natica canrena (Linnaeus, 1758))
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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