MolluscaBase 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 superseded combination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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 776 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 776 [details] Available for editors
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. (2026). MolluscaBase. Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419760 on 2026-04-27
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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, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 776 [details] Available for editors
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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
page(s): 19 [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): 776 [details] Available for editors
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
page(s): 19 [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
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]
Present
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]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Malacopics (Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Florida, Palm Beach County, Boynt...
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, Boynt...
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