''Glossaulax'' is a
genus of large
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570170 on 2012-05-30]
Species
* ''
Glossaulax draconis
''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 ...
''
(Dall, 1903)
* ''
Glossaulax epheba
''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 ...
''
(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''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
* ''Glossaulax bicolor''
(Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''Glossaulax petiveriana''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Glossaulax didyma''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Neverita didyma''
(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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