Lesson plan

Natica

Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777. The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago).

Back to article

Article summary

Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777. The genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent periods (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago).

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1778 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1778 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1778". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1778". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378932836

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.