WoRMS taxon details
Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791)
207996 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207996)
accepted
Species
Natica (Natica) arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791) · unaccepted
Natica crassa Schepman, 1909 · unaccepted (Invalid: junior homonym of Natica...)
Invalid: junior homonym of Natica crassa Nyst, 1845; Uber schepmani is a replacement name
Natica raynaudiana [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844 · unaccepted
Nerita arachnoidea Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted (original combination)
Uber schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine
(of Nerita arachnoidea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207996 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nerita arachnoidea Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 [details]
original description (of Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Uber schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927) Finlay, H. J. (1927). New specific names for Austral Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 488-533.
page(s): 499 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 73(25): 345-380., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/216182/ZM73_345-380.pdf [details]
original description (of Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844) Récluz, C. A. (1844). Descriptions of new species of <i>Navicella</i>, <i>Neritina</i>, <i>Nerita</i>, and <i>Natica</i>, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1843) 11: 197-214., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30680175
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Uber schepmani H. J. Finlay, 1927) Finlay, H. J. (1927). New specific names for Austral Mollusca. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 488-533.
page(s): 499 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Kabat A.R. (2000) Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990). Part 10. Mollusca, Gastropoda, Naticidae. <i>Zoologische Mededelingen</i> 73(25): 345-380., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/216182/ZM73_345-380.pdf [details]
Other
additional source
Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) <i>Philippine marine mollusks</i>, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]
additional source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). <i>Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea</i>. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls. [details]
additional source Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
additional source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zhang S.-P. [Suping]. (2016). <i>Fauna Sinica. Invertebrata 56. Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombacea and Naticacea</i>. Beijing: Science Press. 317 pp., 10 pls. [details]
additional source Saito, H. (2017). Family Naticidae. Pp. 858-866, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spider moonsnail | [details] |
| German | Spinnen-Mondschnecke | [details] |
| Japanese | ムラクモダマ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Natica crassa Schepman, 1909)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791) Mozambique, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Natica crassa Schepman,1909 HOLOTYPE Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Savu, anchorage off S...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Malacopics (Natica arachnoidea (Gmelin, 1791) Mozambique, ex coll. J.Ph. Voorwinde)
To Malacopics (Natica crassa Schepman,1909 HOLOTYPE Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Savu, anchorage off S...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Natica raynoldiana Récluz, 1844)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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