''Notocochlis'' is a

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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 ...

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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

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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

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epoch to the

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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 ''Notocochlis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoc ...

'' (Reeve, 1855) * '' Notocochlis cernica'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * '' Notocochlis chemnitzii'' (Pfeiffer, 1840) * ''

Notocochlis dillwynii ''Notocochlis dillwynii'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs in European waters, the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes ...

'' (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 ''Notocochlis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoch to the Quaternary period (age ra ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1841) * ''

Notocochlis laurae ''Notocochlis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoch to the Quaternary period (age ra ...

'' Costa & Pastorino, 2012 * ''

Notocochlis tranquilla ''Notocochlis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoch to the Quaternary period (age ra ...

'' (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 ''Natica marochiensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution This marine species has a wide distribution. It can be found at the following locations: * Mediterrane ...

'' (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 ''Tasmatica'', common name necklace shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory s ...

'' (May, 1913) * ''Notocochlis tigrina'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''

Paratectonatica tigrina ''Paratectonatica tigrina'', common name tiger moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Paratectonatica tigrina (Röding, 1798). ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Notocochlis tosaensis'' (Kuroda, 1961): synonym of ''

Tanea tosaensis ''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 ...

'' (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, ''

'' File:Notocochlis gualteriana 01.jpg, ''

'' File:Notocochlis venustula 01.jpg, ''

References

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