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Cryptonatica janthostoma (purplemouth moonsnail)

Synonyms: Natica janthostoma; Tectonatica janthostoma

Prey / Diet

Ruditapes philippinarum (Japanese littleneck)[1]
Saxidomus purpurata[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aetobatus flagellum (Plain eagleray)1
Melanitta fusca deglandi (American white-winged scoter)1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1"Feeding behavior, ration and size structure of a population of the predatory gastropod Cryptonatica janthostoma in Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan", N. I. Selin, Russian Journal of Marine Biology Volume 34, Number 3 (2008), 186-190
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0