''Cochlis'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily Naticinae of the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family a ...
, the moon snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cochlis Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565222 on 2021-09-14]
Species
* ''
Cochlis neglecta''
(Mayer, 1858) †
* ''
Cochlis raropunctata''
(Sasso, 1827) †
* ''
Cochlis sulcooperculata''
(Ruggieri, 1949) †
* ''
Cochlis vittata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cochlis alapapilionis''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Naticarius alapapilionis''
Röding, 1798(original combination)
* ''Cochlis albula''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Natica spadicea''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis cornea''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Natica spadicea''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis explanata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Naticarius orientalis
''Naticarius orientalis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
References
External links
* World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Marine Mollusca database: '' ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis fanel''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Natica hebraea''
(Martyn, 1786): synonym of ''
Naticarius hebraeus
''Naticarius hebraeus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastr ...
''
(Martyn, 1786)
* ''Cochlis flammea''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Natica vittata''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Cochlis vittata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis lineata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Tanea lineata''
Röding, 1798(original combination)
* ''Cochlis migratoria''
Powell, 1927: 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, th ...
''
(Récluz, 1844)
* ''Cochlis onca''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Naticarius onca''
Röding, 1798(original combination)
* ''Cochlis pavimentum''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''Naticarius onca''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Cochlis pittensis''
Marwick, 1928 †: synonym of ''
Tanea pittensis''
(Marwick, 1928) †
* ''Cochlis plicata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Stigmaulax sulcatus''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Cochlis rufescens''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Natica spadicea''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis socius''
Finlay, 1927 †: synonym of ''
Tanea consortis''
(Finlay, 1924) † (Invalid replacement name for ''
Natica consortis''
Finlay, 1924)
* ''Cochlis stercusmuscarum''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Naticarius stercusmuscarum
''Naticarius stercusmuscarum'', the Fly-specked Moon Snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
Shells of ''Naticarius stercusmuscarum'' can reach a size of . T ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Cochlis tigrina''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Paratectonatica tigrina''
Röding, 1798(original combination)
* ''Cochlis undulata''
Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Tanea undulata''
Röding, 1798(original combination)
* ''Cochlis vafer''
Finlay, 1930: 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, th ...
''
(Récluz, 1844)
References
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
* 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
Röding, P.F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp
Naticidae
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