''Glossaulax'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of large
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the family
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 snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570170 on 2012-05-30]
Species
* ''
Glossaulax draconis''
(Dall, 1903)
* ''
Glossaulax epheba''
(Hedley, 1915)
* ''
Glossaulax petiveriana
''Glossaulax petiveriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mo ...
''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Glossaulax reclusiana
''Glossaulax'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
''
(Deshayes, 1839)
* ''
Glossaulax reiniana
''Glossaulax'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...
''
(Dunker, 1877)
* † ''
Glossaulax secunda
''Glossaulax'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...
''
(Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
* ''
Glossaulax vesicalis
''Glossaulax'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org ...
''
(Philippi, 1849)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Glossaulax aulacoglossa''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909): synonym of ''
Neverita aulacoglossa
''Neverita aulacoglossa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mo ...
''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
* ''Glossaulax bicolor''
(Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''Glossaulax petiveriana''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Glossaulax didyma''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Neverita didyma
''Neverita didyma'', common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Subspecies
* ''Neverita didyma ampla'' (Philippi, 1849)
* '' ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
Feeding habits
As is true of all naticid genera, species in this genus are carnivorous and predatory.
References
* Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). Annals of the Natal Museum. 22: 829-884.
* 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
Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). Neverita reclusiana (Desh.) and its allies. The Nautilus. 42(4): 109-113, pl. 6
Naticidae
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