WoRMS name details

Polinices heros (Say, 1822)

160460  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160460)

 unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Natica heros Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 248 [details] 
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to off North Carolina  
Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to off North Carolina [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Polinices heros (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160460 on 2025-04-02
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2005-05-31 07:42:56Z
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2010-03-31 06:40:42Z
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2011-10-27 04:14:08Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Natica heros Say, 1822) Say, T. (1822). An account of some of the marine shells of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 2(1): 221-248; 2(2): 257-276, 302-325., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36831411
page(s): 248 [details] 

basis of record Abbott, R. T. (1974). <i>American seashells. The marine Mollusca of the Atlantic and Pacific coast of North America</i>. ed. 2. Van Nostrand, New York. 663 pp., 24 pls. [October 1974]. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Bromley, J.E.C. & J.S. Bleakney. (1985). Keys to the fauna and flora of Minas Basin. <em>National Research Council of Canada Report, Halifax, N.S.</em> 24119: 366 PP. [details] 

additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Dimensions maximum size of 50 to 110 mm [details]

Distribution Gulf of St. Lawrence to off North Carolina [details]

Habitat intertidal [details]
LanguageName 
English common northern moon snail  [details]
French natice de l'Atlantiquehéros  [details]
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