''Eunaticina'' is a
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily Sininae of the
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Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eunaticina'' include:
* ''
Eunaticina africana''
Fernandes & Burnay
* ''
Eunaticina albosutura''
Verco, 1909
* † ''
Eunaticina auriformis''
(Marwick, 1924)
* ''
Eunaticina emmeles
''Eunaticina'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eunaticina'' include:
* ''Eun ...
''
(Melvill, 1910)
* † ''
Eunaticina fornicata''
(Suter, 1917)
* ''
Eunaticina heimi''
Jordan & Hertlein, 1934
* ''
Eunaticina inflata''
(Tesch, 1920)
* ''
Eunaticina kraussi
''Eunaticina'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eunaticina'' include:
* '' Eunaticina africana'' Fernandes & B ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
* ''
Eunaticina linnaeana''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Eunaticina margaritaeformis''
Dall, 1924
* ''
Eunaticina mienisi''
* ''
Eunaticina oblonga''
Reeve, 1864
* ''
Eunaticina papilla
''Eunaticina papilla'' , the papilla moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 8 mm and 35 mm.
Distri ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Eunaticina umbilicata
''Eunaticina'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Sininae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eunaticina'' include:
* '' Eunaticina africana'' Fernandes & B ...
''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Eunaticina abyssalis''
Simone, 2014: synonym of † ''
Janthina typica
''Janthina'' is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Epitoniidae.Gofas, S. (2011). Janthina Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
''
(Bronn, 1861)
* ''Eunaticina cincta''
(Hutton, 1885): synonym of ''Eunaticina papilla''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Eunaticina coarctata''
(Reeve, 1864): synonym of ''Eunaticina papilla''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Eunaticina intercisum''
(Iredale, 1931): synonym of ''
Gennaeosinum intercisum''
Iredale, 1931
* ''Eunaticina lamarckiana''
(Récluz, 1843): synonym of ''Eunaticina papilla lamarckiana ''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Eunaticina mienisi''
Kilburn, 1988: synonym of ''
Sigatica mienisi
''Sigatica'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Sigatica'' include:
* ''Sigatica carolinensis'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''Sigatica cubana'' Espino ...
''
(Kilburn, 1988) (original combination)
* ''Eunaticina parvula''
Bozzetti, 2019: synonym of ''
Vanikoro parvula
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''
(Bozzetti, 2019) (original combination)
* ''Eunaticina peleum''
(Iredale, 1929): synonym of ''
Gennaeosinum peleum''
Iredale, 1929
* ''Eunaticina perobliqua''
(Dautzenberg and Fischer, 1906): synonym of ''
Gennaeosinum perobliquum''
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
* ''Eunaticina pomatiella''
Melvill, 1892: synonym of ''
Sigatica pomatiella
''Sigatica'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (oce ...
''
(Melvill, 1893)
References
* Beu A.G. (2004) ''Marine Mollusca of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 1: Revised generic positions and recognition of warm-water and cool-water migrants''. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34(2): 111-265. page(s): 206
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
External links
Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23.
Naticidae
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