Polinices flemingianus

Polinices flemingianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Polinices flemingianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Species:
P. flemingianus
Binomial name
Polinices flemingianus
(Recluz, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Natica flemingiana Récluz, 1844 (basionym)
  • Natica galactites Philippi, 1851
  • Natica virginea Philippi, 1852 (doubtful synonym)

Description

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Polinices flemingianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin.

References

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  1. ^ Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844). WoRMS (2009). Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216921 on 19 April 2011 .