Naticarius
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| Naticarius | |
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| A live individual of Naticarius orientalis in situ | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Naticarius Duméril, 1806 |
Naticarius is a genus (or subgenus) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1][2]
The species within this genus were formally placed in the genus Natica, subgenus Naticarius. This classification is still used by a number of leading malacologists.
The operculum in this genus is calcareous.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Naticarius include:
- Naticarius alapapilionis (Röding, 1798)
- Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Naticarius concinnus (Dunker, 1860)
- Naticarius colliei (Récluz, 1844)
- Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798)
- Naticarius orientalis (Gmelin, 1791)
- Naticarius zonalis (Récluz, 1850)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786) : synonym of Natica hebraea
- Naticarius lavendula Woolacott, 1956 : synonym of Natica buriasiensis Récluz, 1844
- Naticarius oteroi Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 : synonym of Natica oteroi (Fernandes & Rolán, 1991)
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Naticarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415681 on 2011-04-17
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huelsken, T., Wägele, H., Peters, B., Mather, A., Hollmann, M. (2011) Molecular analysis of adults and egg masses reveals two independent lineages within the infaunal gastropod Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798) (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae). Molluscan Research, 31(3), 141-151. PDF
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