The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]
| Naticinae | |
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| Tasmatica schoutanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Subfamily: | Naticinae Guilding, 1834 |
| Type genus | |
| Natica Scopoli, 1777 | |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nassarius (Nassodonta) H. Adams, 1867 | |
The Naticinae are characterized by their calcareous 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
editGenera within the subfamily Naticinae include:
- Cochlis Röding, 1798
- Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
- Natica, the type genus
- Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Notocochlis Powell, 1933
- Paratectonatica Azuma, 1961
- Proxiuber Powell, 1933
- Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852
- Tanea 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
edit- ^ a b 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
- Marincovich, L.N. (1977) Cenozoic Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Northeastern Pacific. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 70, 169-212.
- Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.
External links
edit- Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397
- Huelsken, T. et al. (2008) The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Isola del Giglio (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa, 1770, 1-40.