The Naticinae are a

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of medium to large-sized

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Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family a ...

, the moon snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naticinae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411695 on 2021-09-14 The Naticinae are characterized by their

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operculum and by the presence of a distinct funicle within the umbilicus, which is observable in most species. It is mainly a tropical group, which is brightly colored and patterned.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Naticinae include: * '' Cochlis'' Röding, 1798 * ''

Cryptonatica ''Cryptonatica'' 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 of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollu ...

'' Dall, 1892 * ''

Natica ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scop ...

'', the type genus * '' Naticarius'' Duméril, 1805 * '' Notocochlis'' Powell, 1933 * '' Paratectonatica'' Azuma, 1961 * '' Proxiuber'' Powell, 1933 * '' Stigmaulax'' Mörch, 1852 * ''

Tanea ''Tanea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Tanea Marwick, 1931. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' Marwick, 1931 * † '' Taniella'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937 * '' Tasmatica'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937 * '' Tectonatica'' Sacco, 1890 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Aloconatica'' Shikama, 1971: synonym of ''Stigmaulax'' Mörch, 1852 * ''Boreonatica'' Golikov & Kussakin, 1974: synonym of ''Cryptonatica'' Dall, 1892 (junior objective synonym of ''Cryptonatica'') * ''Glyphepithema'' Rehder, 1943: synonym of ''Natica'' Scopoli, 1777 * ''Lunaia'' S. S. Berry, 1964: synonym of ''Natica'' Scopoli, 1777 * ''Nacca'' Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Natica'' Scopoli, 1777 * ''Naticus'' Montfort, 1810: synonym of ''Naticarius'' Duméril, 1805 * ''Pristinacca'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937: synonym of † ''Taniella'' Finlay & Marwick, 1937 * ''Quantonatica'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of ''Naticarius'' Duméril, 1805 * ''Sulconatica'' Golikov & Kussakin, 1974: synonym of ''Cryptonatica'' Dall, 1892

References

* Marincovich, L.N. (1977)

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and analysis of the supraspecific ''taxa''. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.

External links

Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397

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