''Friginatica'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
Nat ...
, the moon shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Friginatica'' include:
* ''
Friginatica aldingensis''
(Tate 1893)
* ''
Friginatica amphiala''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Friginatica beddomei''
(Johnston, 1885)
* ''
Friginatica conjuncta''
Dell, 1953
* ''
Friginatica wintlei''
References
*
Powell A. W. B. (1979), ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
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Naticidae