Common Northern Moon
(3.5”) 9 cm
Lunatia heros (Say, 1822).
Gulf of St. Lawrence to North Carolina. In sand, intertidal to offshore.
Common.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Lunatia
Species: Lunatia heros