''Notocochlis'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Naticinae
The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naticinae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of ...
of the
family
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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.
This genus is known in the fossil record from the
Oligocene
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epoch to the
Quaternary
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period (age range 23.03 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils have been collected in the sediments of Austria, Germany, India, Italy and Thailand.
Species
Species within the genus ''Notocochlis'' include:
* ''
Notocochlis asellus''
(Reeve, 1855)
* ''
Notocochlis cernica''
(Jousseaume, 1874)
* ''
Notocochlis chemnitzii''
(Pfeiffer, 1840)
* ''
Notocochlis dillwynii''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''
Notocochlis gualteriana
''Notocochlis gualteriana'', common name the comma necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, ...
''
Récluz, 1844
* ''
Notocochlis guesti''
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1984)
* ''
Notocochlis insularum''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Notocochlis isabelleana''
(d'Orbigny, 1841)
* ''
Notocochlis laurae''
Costa & Pastorino, 2012
* ''
Notocochlis tranquilla''
(Melvill & Standen, 1901)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Notocochlis antoni''
(Philippi, 1851): synonym of ''Notocochlis gualteriana''
(Récluz, 1844)
* ''Notocochlis hilaris''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1914): synonym of ''
Tanea hilaris
''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 ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby, III, 1914)
* ''Notocochlis marochiensis''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Natica marochiensis''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Notocochlis sagittata''
(Menke, 1843): synonym of ''
Tanea sagittata
''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 ...
''
(Menke, 1843)
* ''Notocochlis schoutanica''
(May, 1913): synonym of ''
Tasmatica schoutanica''
(May, 1913)
* ''Notocochlis tigrina''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Paratectonatica tigrina''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Notocochlis tosaensis''
(Kuroda, 1961): synonym of ''
Tanea tosaensis''
(Kuroda, 1961)
* ''Notocochlis subcostata''
(Tenison Woods, 1878):
Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Notocochlis subcostata
/ref> synonym of '' Natica subcostata'' (J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1878)
* ''Notocochlis venustula'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of ''Notocochlis gualteriana'' (Récluz, 1844)
File:Notocochlis dillwynii 01.JPG, '' Notocochlis dillwynii''
File:Notocochlis gualteriana 01.jpg, ''Notocochlis gualteriana
''Notocochlis gualteriana'', common name the comma necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, ...
''
File:Notocochlis venustula 01.jpg, ''Notocochlis gualteriana
''Notocochlis gualteriana'', common name the comma necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, ...
''
References
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