''Tectonatica'' is a

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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, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138245 on 2011-03-18

Fossil record

Fossils of ''Tectonatica'' are found in marine strata from the

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until the

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(age range: from 61.7 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils are known from various localities in

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Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (

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Species

Species within the genus ''Tectonatica'' include: * ''

Tectonatica bougei ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' ( Sowerby, 1908) * ''

Tectonatica impervia ''Tectonatica impervia'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 18.1 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-S ...

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''

Tectonatica lactinea ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) * ''

Tectonatica micra ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Haas, 1953) * † ''

Tectonatica occulta ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Deshayes, 1864) * ''

Tectonatica prietoi ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

'' (Hidalgo, 1873) * '' Tectonatica pusilla'' (

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, 1822) * '' Tectonatica rizzae'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''

Tectonatica robillardi ''Tectonatica robillardi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The size af an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 20 mm. Distribution This marine spe ...

'' (Sowerby, 1894) * ''

Tectonatica sagraiana ''Tectonatica sagraiana'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The shell size varies between 5 mm and 21 mm Distribution This species is distributed i ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''

Tectonatica shorehami ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...

'' (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) * ''

Tectonatica suffusa ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marine ...

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, 1855) * ''

Tectonatica tecta ''Tectonatica tecta'', common name the mottled necklace shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World ...

'' (Anton, 1838) * † ''

Tectonatica tectula ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...

'' (Sacco, 1890) * ''

Tectonatica violacea ''Tectonatica violacea'', is a common name the violet moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25 ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * '' Tectonatica zonulata'' (Thiele, 1930) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Tectonatica clausiformis'' Oyama, 1969: synonym of ''

Cryptonatica affinis ''Cryptonatica affinis'', common name the Arctic moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Tectonatica filosa'' (Philippi, 1845) : synonym of ''Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Tectonatica flammulata'' (Requien, 1848): synonym of ''Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Tectonatica janthostomoides'' Kuroda & Habe, 1949: synonym of '' Cryptonatica janthostomoides'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1949) * ''Tectonatica operculata'' (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of ''

Cryptonatica operculata ''Cryptonatica operculata'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea sn ...

'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Tectonatica pavimentum'' ( Recluz, 1844): synonym of ''

Tanea pavimentum ''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 ...

'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Tectonatica rikuzenensis'' Tiba, 1985: synonym of ''

Cryptonatica ranzii ''Cryptonatica'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Species Species within the genus ''Cryptonatica'' include: * '' Cryptonatica adamsiana'' (Dunker, 1860) * ''Cryptonatica af ...

'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Tectonatica unicolor'' (Ma & Zhang, 1993): synonym of ''

'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) * ''Tectonatica venustula'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of ''Notocochlis venustula'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of ''

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)

References

* Powell A. W. B. (1979), ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand * Kabat, A.R. (1991) The

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of the Naticidae (

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): Review and analysis of the supraspecific ''taxa''. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449. * Wilson, B. 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.'' * Robba E., Pedriali L. & Quaggiotto E. (2016). Eocene, Oligocene and Miocene naticid gastropods of northern Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 122(2): 109-234

External links

Huelsken, T. ''et al.'' (2008)
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Sacco, F. (1890). Catalogo paleontologico del bacino terziaro del Piemonte. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana. 8(3): 281-356; 9(2): 185-340
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