''Microlinices'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
nassignedNaticidae of the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
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, the moon snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818907 on 2021-07-24]
Species
Species within the genus ''Microlinices'' include:
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Microlinices apiculus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices ...
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Simone, 2014
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Microlinices benthovus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: ...
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Simone, 2014
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Microlinices gaiophanis
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: ...
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Simone, 2014
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Microlinices ibitingus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: ...
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Simone, 2014
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Microlinices latiusculus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: ...
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Simone, 2014
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Microlinices ombratus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: ...
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Simone, 2014
References
External links
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Simone, L. R. L. (2014). Taxonomic study on the molluscs collected during the Marion-Dufresne expedition (MD55) off SE Brazil: the Naticidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zoosystema. 36(3): 563-593
Naticidae
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