Conuber incei explained

Conuber incei (common name - Ince's Moon Snail, Ince's Sand Snail)[1] [2] is a species of predatory sea snail,in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It was first described in 1853 as Natica incei by Rodolfo Philippi,[3] [4] from a specimen collected at Raines Island in the Torres Strait, by Captain Ince, R.N. (thus giving the species epithet, Incei).

It is a marine snail found on mud-silt and sand flats.[1] In Australia, it is found in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853) . 2023-03-16 . Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government.
  2. Web site: 2006-05-17 . OBIS: Polinices (Glossaulax) incei (Philippi, 1853) . 2023-03-17 . OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database.
  3. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conuber incei (R. A. Philippi, 1853) . 2023-03-16 . www.marinespecies.org . en.
  4. 233–234 [233].