Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Naticoidea > Family Naticidae > Subfamily Naticinae > Genus Natica

Natica livida L. Pfeiffer, 1840

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Natica*	Scopoli, 1777	accepted genus name
*Nacca*	Risso, 1826	synonym
*Natica (Nacca)*	Risso, 1826	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: livid moonsnail sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

German: Fahlgraue Mondschnecke

Literature

original description	Pfeiffer, L. (1840). Uebersicht der im Januar, Februar und März, 1839 auf Cuba gesammelten Mollusken. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 6: 250-264.
basis of record	Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
basis of record	Philippi, R. A. (1849-1853). Die Gattungen Natica und Amaura. In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Küster, H. C., Ed. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausgegeben und vervollständigt. Zweiten Bandes erste Abtheilung. 2(1): 2 (1): 1-66, 65[a], 66[a], 67-164, pls. A, 1-19. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe (publication dates: 1-18, pls 1-6 [1849]; 19-26, pls 7-12 [1850]; 67-120, pls A,13-18 [1851]; 27-66, pl. 19 [1852]; 121-164 [1853]).
additional source	Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Natica livida L. Pfeiffer, 1840. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:419757