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Lunatia heros

Euspira heros, the northern moon snail, is a species of large sea snail in the family Naticidae. This large snail is rather uncommon intertidally, but is much more common subtidally. This species, like all moon snails, feeds voraciously on clams and other snails. The distribution of Euspira heros falls within the range: 51.5°N to 33°N; 76°W to 65°W. This western Atlantic species occurs in: There is a sibling species on the Pacific coast of North America: Neverita lewisii (Gould, 1847) (synonym: Lunatia lewisii (Gould, 1847) ) Euspira heros lives on sand substrates in bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral parts and estuary. The minimum recorded depth is 0 m. and maximum recorded depth is 435 m.

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