''Falsilunatia'' is a

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s in the subfamily Globisininae of the

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Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Falsilunatia Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196964 on 2020-11-20

Species

Species within the genus ''Falsilunatia'' include: * ''

Falsilunatia ambigua ''Falsilunatia ambigua'' is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snail ...

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) * '' Falsilunatia amphiala'' (R. B. Watson, 1881) * ''

Falsilunatia benthicola ''Falsilunatia benthicola'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell ...

'' (Dell, 1990) * ''

Falsilunatia carcellesi ''Falsilunatia carcellesi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell ...

'' (Dell, 1990) * ''

Falsilunatia eltanini ''Falsilunatia eltanini'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (str ...

'' Dell, 1990 * ''

Falsilunatia falklandica ''Falsilunatia falklandica'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea s ...

'' (Preston, 1913) * ''

Falsilunatia fartilis ''Falsilunatia fartilis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snai ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * ''

Falsilunatia joubini ''Falsilunatia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Falsilunatia Powell, 1951. Accessed ...

'' (Lamy, 1911) * ''

Falsilunatia nigromaculata ''Falsilunatia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Falsilunatia Powell, 1951. Accessed ...

'' (Lamy, 1911) * ''

Falsilunatia notorcadensis ''Falsilunatia notorcadensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell ...

'' Dell, 1990 * ''

Falsilunatia patagonica ''Falsilunatia patagonica'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan ...

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''

Falsilunatia pisum ''Falsilunatia pisum'' is a species of small deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea s ...

'' ( Hedley, 1916) * ''

Falsilunatia pseudopsila ''Falsilunatia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Falsilunatia Powell, 1951. Accessed ...

'' Barnard, 1963 * ''

Falsilunatia scotiana ''Falsilunatia scotianus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The snail's maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (struc ...

'' (Dell, 1990) * ''

Falsilunatia xantha ''Falsilunatia xantha'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 ...

'' (Watson, 1881) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Falsilunatia delicatula''

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, 1990: synonym of ''

Kerguelenatica delicatula ''Kerguelenatica delicatula'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Kerguelenatica delicatula (E. A. Smith, 1902). Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Falsilunatia powelli''

, 1956: synonym of ''

'' (Suter, 1913) * ''Falsilunatia soluta'' (Gould, 1848): synonym of ''Falsilunatia patagonica'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Falsilunatia subperforata'' Dell, 1956: synonym of ''

Amauropsis subperforata ''Amauropsis subperforata'' is a deepwater species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea s ...

'' (Dell, 1956)

References

* Powell A. W. B. (1979), ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp * 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

Powell A. W. B. (1951). Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports, 26: 47-196, pl. 5-10
Naticidae Gastropod genera {{Naticidae-stub