''Glossaulax'' is a
genus
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of large
sea snail
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s,
marine
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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 family
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.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570170 on 2012-05-30]
Species
* ''
Glossaulax draconis''
(Dall, 1903)
* ''
Glossaulax epheba''
(Hedley, 1915)
* ''
Glossaulax petiveriana
''Glossaulax petiveriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1843 by César Auguste Récluz César Auguste Récluz (17 Marc ...
''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Glossaulax reclusiana
''Glossaulax reclusiana'', also known as Recluz's moon snail, is a species of sea snail in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It is named for French amateur malacologist César Auguste Récluz.
Description
(Original description in Latin) Th ...
''
(Deshayes, 1839)
* ''
Glossaulax reiniana''
(Dunker, 1877)
* † ''
Glossaulax secunda''
(Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) - extinct
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* ''
Glossaulax vesicalis''
(Philippi, 1849)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Glossaulax aulacoglossa''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909): synonym of ''
Neverita aulacoglossa
''Neverita aulacoglossa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine ...
''
(Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
* ''Glossaulax bicolor''
(Philippi, 1849): synonym of ''Glossaulax petiveriana''
(Récluz, 1843)
* ''Glossaulax didyma''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Neverita didyma
''Neverita didyma'', common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Subspecies
* ''Neverita didyma ampla'' (Philippi, 1849)
* ''Never ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
Feeding habits
As is true of all naticid genera, species in this genus are carnivorous and predatory.
References
* Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). Annals of the Natal Museum. 22: 829-884.
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) ''Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae''. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
External links
Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). Neverita reclusiana (Desh.) and its allies. The Nautilus. 42(4): 109-113, pl. 6
Naticidae
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