''Natica'' is a

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of small to medium-sized

predatory Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...

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

gastropods Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and from the land. Ther ...

in the subfamily

Naticinae The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naticinae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: World Register ...

of 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. The genus was erected by

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italians, Italian physician and natural history, naturalist. His biographer Otto Guglia named him the "first ...

in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopoli, 1777. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138240 on 14 April 2011 The genus is known from the

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to the

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periods (age range: 37.2 to 0.012 million years ago).

Description

The shell is subglobose or obovate, rarely somewhat depressed. The

spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spire ...

is short. The

body whorl The body whorl is part of the morphology (biology), morphology of the gastropod shell, shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk ...

is enlarged. The

aperture In optics, the aperture of an optical system (including a system consisting of a single lens) is the hole or opening that primarily limits light propagated through the system. More specifically, the entrance pupil as the front side image o ...

is entire, semicircular, with an oblique, edentate, callous columellar side. The prominent umbilicus is deep, often wide, well separated between the contracted columellar margin and the spiral, often thickened base of the

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. A small pit near the callosity is almost distinct. The peristome is sharp, smooth on the interior. The large operculum is calcareous, fully attached to the surface, sometimes sculpted with ridges, sometimes flattened, with the spiral located anteriorly and internally.

Species

The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

(WoRMS) includes the following species with accepted names in the genus ''Natica'' * '' Natica acinonyx'' Marche Marchad, 1957 * '' Natica adansoni'' Blainville, 1825 * '' Natica agulhasensis'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Natica albospira'' E. A. Smith, 1895 * '' Natica anosyensis'' Bozzetti, 2010 * '' Natica apertissima'' E. A. Smith, 1906 * '' Natica arachnoidea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Natica bibalteata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1914 * ''

Natica bouvieri ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that inclu ...

'' Jousseaume, 1883 * ''

Natica broderipiana ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopol ...

'' Récluz, 1844 * ''

Natica brunneolinea ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopol ...

'' McLean, 1970 * ''

Natica buriasiensis ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopol ...

'' Récluz, 1844 * '' Natica cabrerai'' Kase & Shigeta, 2000 * '' Natica canariensis'' Odhner, 1932 * '' Natica candidula'' E. A. Smith, 1895 * '' Natica caneloensis'' Hertlein & Strong, 1955 * '' Natica castrensis'' (Dall, 1889) * '' Natica colima'' Strong & Hertlein, 1937 * '' Natica collaria'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Natica concavoperculata'' Liu, 1977 * '' Natica couteaudi'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 * '' Natica crassoperculata'' X. Liu, 1977 * '' Natica crispata'' Thiele, 1925 * † '' Natica deshayesiana'' Nyst, 1845 * '' Natica dimidiata'' E. A. Smith, 1906 * '' Natica dixoni'' Fernandes & Rolán, 1992 * † '' Natica elegans'' J. Sowerby, 1836 * † '' Natica euthele'' Tournouër, 1874 * '' Natica explicatula'' Sacco, 1891 (uncertain- unassessed) * '' Natica fabella'' Jousseaume, 1884 * '' Natica fasciata'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Natica forata'' Reeve, 1855 * '' Natica forskalii'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 * '' Natica fulgurans'' Récluz, 1844 *'' Natica fulminea'' Gmelin, 1791 * '' Natica furva'' Watson, 1897 * '' Natica grayi'' Philippi, 1852 * '' Natica gruveli'' Dautzenberg, 1910 * '' Natica idiopoma'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 * '' Natica inexpectans'' Olsson, 1971 * '' Natica juani'' Costa & Pastorino, 2012 * '' Natica jukyriuva'' Simone, 2014 * '' Natica kawamurai'' Sakurai, 1983 * '' Natica koperbergae'' van der Bijl & Moolenbeek, 2009 * '' Natica lacteobasis'' Kuroda, 1961 * '' Natica larvaroni'' P. Bernard, 1983 * '' Natica limbata'' d'Orbigny, 1837 * '' Natica linguifera'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Natica livida'' Pfeiffer, 1840 * '' Natica luculenta'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Natica lunaris'' (Berry, 1964) * '' Natica marchadi'' Pin, 1992 * '' Natica marochiensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * † '' Natica matheroni'' Deshayes, 1864 * '' Natica maxiutongi'' S.-P. Zhang, 2009 * '' Natica menkeana'' Philippi, 1851 * '' Natica michaelis'' Fischer-Piette, 1942 * '' Natica monodi'' Marche-Marchad, 1957 * ''

Natica multipunctata ''Natica multipunctata'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, the Cape Verdes and ...

'' Blainville, 1825 * '' Natica nipponensis'' Kuroda, 1961 * '' Natica oteroi'' (Fernandes & Rolán, 1991) * '' Natica othello'' Dall, 1908 * '' Natica pavimentum'' Récluz, 1844 * '' Natica perlineata'' Dall, 1889 * '' Natica pipoca'' Simone, 2014 * '' Natica pluvialis'' (Kurono, 1999) * '' Natica pseustes'' Watson, 1881 * '' Natica pulicaris'' Philippi, 1851 * † '' Natica pumila'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 * '' Natica pygmaea'' Philippi, 1842 * '' Natica queketti'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1894 * '' Natica rocquignyi'' Fischer-Piette, 1942 * ''

Natica rouxi ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011) ...

'' Nicklès, 1952 * ''

Natica royi ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011) ...

'' Pin, 1992 * '' Natica rubromaculata'' E. A. Smith, 1872 * '' Natica ryalli'' Fernandes & Rolán, 1992 * '' Natica saitoi'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971 * '' Natica sanctaehelenae'' E. A. Smith, 1890 * '' Natica sandwichensis'' (Dall, 1895) * '' Natica sansibarica'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Natica scethra'' Dall, 1908 * '' Natica schepmani'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Natica scopaespira'' Liu, 1977 * '' Natica seychellium'' Watson R.B., 1886 * ''

Natica siberutensis ''Natica'' is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.Gofas, S. (2011). Natica Scopol ...

'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Natica sigillata'' McLean, 1970 * '' Natica simplex'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1897 * '' Natica sinensis'' Ma & Zhang, 1993 * '' Natica spadicea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Natica spadiceoides'' Liu, 1977 * '' Natica stellata'' Hedley, 1913 * '' Natica stenopa'' Woodring, 1957 * † '' Natica subsolida'' d'Orbigny, 1847 * † '' Natica suppleta'' Finlay, 1927 * '' Natica tedbayeri'' Rehder, 1986 * † '' Natica tremarici'' Tate, 1900 * '' Natica turtoni'' E. A. Smith, 1890 * '' Natica unibalteata'' Liu, 1977 * '' Natica unifasciata'' Lamarck, 1822 * '' Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ;''

Taxon inquirendum In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The ter ...

'' * '' Natica gracilis'' Récluz, 1850 * '' Natica moquiniana'' Récluz, 1853 * '' Natica perscalpta'' Martens, 1878 * '' Natica swainsoni'' Philippi, 1851

Synonyms

* Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Cryptonatica'') Dall, 1892: synonym of '' Cryptonatica'' Dall, 1892 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Eunaticina'') P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of '' Eunaticina'' P. Fischer, 1885 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Nacca'') Risso, 1826: synonym of ''Natica'' Scopoli, 1777 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Natica'') Scopoli, 1777 represented as ''Natica'' Scopoli, 1777 (alternate representation) * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Naticarius'') Duméril, 1805: synonym of '' Naticarius'' Duméril, 1805 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Notocochlis''): synonym of '' Notocochlis'' Powell, 1933 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Payraudeautia'') Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883: synonym of '' Payraudeautia'' Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 * Subgenus ''Natica'' (''Polinices'') Montfort, 1810 represented as '' Polinices'' Montfort, 1810 * ''Natica abyssicola'' E. A. Smith, 1896: synonym of ''Lunatia abyssicola'' (E. A. Smith, 1896): synonym of '' Euspira abyssicola'' (E. A. Smith, 1896) * ''Natica acynonyx'' ic synonym of ''Natica acinonyx'' Marche-Marchad, 1957 * ''Natica adspersa'' Menke, 1830: 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) * ''Natica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica africana'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''Natica queketti'' Sowerby III, 1894 * ''Natica alapapilionis'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of '' Naticarius alapapilionis (''Röding, 1798) * ''Natica albifasciata'' Liu, 1977: synonym of '' Tanea albifasciata'' (X. Liu, 1977) (original combination) * ''Natica albula'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica alderi'' Forbes, 1838: synonym of '' Euspira pulchella'' ( Risso, 1826) * ''Natica aleutica'' Dall, 1919: synonym of '' Cryptonatica aleutica'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Natica alfredensis'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica algida'' Gould, 1848: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica alveata'' Troschel, 1852: synonym of '' Polinices alveatus'' (Troschel, 1852) * ''Natica amabilis'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Euspira subplicata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica amiculata'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

Polinices amiculatus ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica amphiala'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Friginatica amphiala'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica ampla'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''Glossaulax didyma ampla'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica ampullaria'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Euspira heros'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica anderssoni'' Strebel, 1906: synonym of '' Amauropsis anderssoni'' (Strebel, 1906) * ''Natica angulata'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica antoni'' Philippi, 1851: 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) * ''Natica aperta'' Lovén, 1846: synonym of '' Bulbus smithii'' T. Brown, 1839 * ''Natica apora'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Amauropsis apora'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica areolata'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of'' Tanea areolata'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Natica asellus'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica atrocyanea'' Philippi, 1845: synonym of ''Natica limbata'' d'Orbigny, 1837 * ''Natica atypha'' Watson, 1881: synonym of ''Natica buriasiensis'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica aurantia'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Polinices aurantius'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica aureolutea'' Strebel, 1908: synonym of '' Amauropsis aureolutea'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Natica aureozona'' Tomlin, 1921: synonym of '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica baconi'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Conuber incei'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''Natica bahiensis'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Polinices hepaticus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica balteata'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1914: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica bathybii'' Friele, 1879: synonym of '' Cryptonatica bathybii'' (Friele, 1879) * ''Natica bayeri'' Rehder, 1986: synonym of '' Natica tedbayeri'' Rehder, 1986 * ''Natica beddomei'' Johnston, 1885: synonym of '' Friginatica beddomei'' (Johnston, 1885) * ''Natica bernardii'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Mammilla bernardii'' (Récluz, 1851) * ''Natica bicincta'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''

Mammilla melanostomoides Mammilla may refer to : * Mammilla (Africa), an ancient city and bishopric in Mauretania Caesariensis, now a Latin Catholic titular see * , anatomical Latin for a nipple * ''Mammilla'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails See also * Mamilla, a ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Natica bicolor'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

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) * ''Natica bifasciata'' Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833: synonym of '' Polinices bifasciatus'' (Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833) * ''Natica bonplandi'' Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of '' Hypterita helicoides'' (Gray, 1825) * ''Natica borealis'' Gray, 1839: synonym of '' Euspira pallida'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica bougei'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1908: synonym of ''

Tectonatica bougei ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1908); synonym of '' Tectonatica venustula'' (Philippi, 1851) * ''Natica bourguignati'' Récluz, 1852: synonym of ''Natica fulminea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica brachya'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Amauropsis brassiculina'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Natica brassiculina'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Amauropsis brassiculina'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Natica brocchiana'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica brunnea'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Polinices hepaticus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica brunoi'' P. Bernard, 1983: synonym of Natica rubromaculata E. A. Smith, 1872 * ''Natica bullula'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Amauropsis brassiculina'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Natica burnupi'' E.A. Smith, 1903: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica cailliaudii'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''Natica pavimentum'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica campeachiensis'' Récluz in Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

Neverita duplicata ''Neverita duplicata'', common name the shark eye, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails. In 2006, a paper was published which made it clear tha ...

'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica campechiensis'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843: synonym of ''

'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica canaliculata'' Gould, 1840: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica cancellata'' Swainson, 1840: synonym of '' Sigaretus mammilaris'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843 * ''Natica candidissima'' Le Guillou, 1842: synonym of '' Polinices candidissimus'' (Le Guillou, 1842) * ''Natica candidissima'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Polinices porcelanus'' (d'Orbigny, 1839) * ''Natica caprae'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Mammilla caprae'' (Philippi, 1852) * ''Natica caribaea'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''

Polinices lacteus ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica carinifera'' Koch in Philippi, 1852: synonym of ''Natica vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * N''atica castanea'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Euspira catena'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Natica catena'' (da Costa, 1778) - necklace shell: synonym of '' Euspira catena'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Natica catenata'' Philippi, 1853: synonym of ''Natica grayi'' Philippi, 1852 * ''Natica catenata'' Locard, 1886: synonym of '' Euspira catena'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Natica caurina'' Gould, 1847: synonym of '' Euspira pallida'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica cayennensis'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Stigmaulax cayennensis'' (Récluz, 1850) * ''Natica cernica'' Jousseaume, 1874: synonym of '' Notocochlis cernica'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica chemnitzii'' Récluz in Reeve, 1885: 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) * ''Natica chemnitzii'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843: synonym of '' Neverita didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica chemnitzii'' L. Pfeiffer, 1840: synonym of '' Notocochlis chemnitzii'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1840) * ''Natica chinensis'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of '' Naticarius onca'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica cincta'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Natica pulicaris'' Philippi, 1851 * ''Natica cinnamomea'' Menke, 1830: synonym of '' Natica fasciata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica citrina'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''

Polinices citrinus ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Philippi, 1851) * ''Natica clausa'' Broderip & Sowerby G.B. I, 1829: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica clausiformis'' (Oyama, 1969): synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica clavata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1883: synonym of '' Polinices peselephanti'' (Link, 1807) * ''Natica collei'' ic synonym of '' Naticarius colliei'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica colliei'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Naticarius colliei'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica columnaris'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Polinices peselephanti'' (Link, 1807) * ''Natica compacta'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica complanata'' Locard, 1886: synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica conica'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Conuber conicum'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Natica consolidata'' Couthouy, 1838: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica cora'' d'Orbigny, 1840: synonym of ''

Polinices cora ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1840) * ''Natica cornea'' Möller, 1842: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica costulata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of '' Eunaticina papilla'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica crassa'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of ''Natica arachnoidea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica crassatella'' Locard, 1886: synonym of '' Euspira intricata'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica crosseana'' Weinkauff, 1868: synonym of '' Megalomphalus azoneus'' (Brusina, 1865) * ''Natica cruentata'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Natica fulminea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica cubana'' Dall, 1927: synonym of '' Stigmaulax sulcatus'' (Born, 1778) * ''Natica cumingiana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Vanikoro cumingiana'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica cygnea'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica cymba'' Menke, 1828: synonym of '' Sinum cymba'' (Menke, 1828) * ''Natica decipiens'' E.A. Smith, 1904: synonym of ''Natica simplex'' Sowerby, 1897 * ''Natica deiodosa'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Polinices aurantius'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica delessertiana'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Neverita delessertiana'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Natica delicatula'' E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of '' Kerguelenatica delicatula'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Natica depressa'' Gray, 1839: synonym of ''Natica grayi'' Philippi, 1852 * ''Natica didyma'' Bolten: synonym of '' Polinices didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica dillwynii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of '' Notocochlis dillwynii'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''Natica donghaiensis'' Ma & Zhang, 1994: synonym of '' Naticarius donghaiensis'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 2003) * ''Natica draparnaudii'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Polinices aurantius'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica dubia'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''

Polinices constanti ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012 * ''Natica duplicata'' Say, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica eburnea'' Deshayes, 1838: 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) * ''Natica effosa'' Watson, 1886: synonym of '' Friginatica beddomei'' (Johnston, 1885) * ''Natica elegans'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Natica picta'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica elenae'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Stigmaulax elenae'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica elkingtoni'' Hedley & May, 1908: synonym of '' Tectonatica shorehami'' (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) * ''Natica euzona'' Recluz, 1844: synonym of '' Tanea euzona'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Natica extenta'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Euspira subplicata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica exulans'' Gould, 1841: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica falklandica'' Preston, 1913: synonym of '' Falsilunatia falklandica'' (Preston, 1913) * ''Natica fanel'' Recluz, 1844: synonym of ''

'' Fischer-Piette, 1942 * ''Natica fanel'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Natica hebraea'' (Martyn, 1786), synonym of ''

'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Natica fartilis'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Falsilunatia fartilis'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica fibrosa'' Gray, 1850: synonym of '' Mammilla fibrosa'' (Gray, 1850) * ''Natica fibrosa'' Souleyet, 1852: synonym of ''Natica fibrosa'' Gray, 1850: synonym of '' Mammilla fibrosa'' (Gray, 1850) * ''Natica fibula'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Conuber incei'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''Natica filosa'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Mammilla fibrosa'' (Gray, 1850) * ''Natica filosa'' Philippi, 1845: synonym of '' Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Natica flammulata'' Requien, 1848: synonym of '' Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Natica flava'' Gould, 1839: synonym of '' Bulbus smithii'' T. Brown, 1839 * ''Natica flemingiana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''

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

'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Natica fortunei'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Laguncula pulchella'' Benson, 1842 * ''Natica fossar'' Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884: synonym of '' Fossarus ambiguus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica fossata'' Gould, 1847: synonym of '' Neverita delessertiana'' (Récluz, 1843) * ''Natica fragilis'' Leach, 1819: synonym of '' Bulbus fragilis'' (Leach, 1819) * ''Natica fringilla'' Dall, 1881: synonym of '' Euspira fringilla'' (Dall, 1881) ** ''Natica fulminea cruentata'' (Gmelin, 1790): synonym of '' Natica fulminea'' (Gmelin, 1790) * ''Natica funiculata'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Polinices peselephanti'' (Link, 1807) * ''Natica fusca'' Blainville, 1825: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica fuscata'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices hepaticus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica galactites'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''

'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Natica gallapagosa'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices otis'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica gambiae'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of Natica collaria Lamarck, 1822 * ''Natica genuana'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica georgiana'' Strebel, 1908: synonym of '' Amauropsis georgiana'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Natica gilva'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of '' Laguncula pulchella'' Benson, 1842 * ''Natica glauca'' Lesson, 1830: synonym of '' Hypterita helicoides'' (Gray, 1825) * ''Natica globosa'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Semicassis saburon'' (Bruguière, 1792) * ''Natica godfroyi'' Lamy, 1910: synonym of '' Amauropsis godfroyi'' (Lamy, 1910) * ''Natica gouldii'' C. B. Adams, 1847: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica grisea'' Martens, 1878: synonym of ''Kerguelenatica bioperculata'' Dell, 1990: synonym of '' Kerguelenatica delicatula'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Natica grisea'' Requien, 1848: synonym of '' Euspira intricata'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica groenlandica'' Beck, 1847: synonym of '' Euspira montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Natica groenlandica'' Möller, 1842: synonym of '' Euspira pallida'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica gruneriana'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Polinices grunerianus'' (Philippi, 1852) * ''Natica gruveli'' Dautzenberg, 1910: synonym of '' Payraudeautia gruveli'' (Dautzenberg, 1910) * ''Natica gualteriana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''

'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica gualtieriana'' Couturier, 1907: synonym of ''Natica gualteriana'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica guesti'' Harasewych & Jensen, 1984: synonym of '' Notocochlis guesti'' (Harasewych & Jensen, 1984) * ''Natica guilleminii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira guilleminii'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''Natica haneti'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Stigmaulax elenae'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica hannanensis'' Liu, 1977: synonym of '' Naticarius hainanensis'' (X. Liu, 1977) * ''Natica haweraensis'' Marwick, 1924: synonym of † '' Taniella planisuturalis'' (Marwick, 1924) * ''Natica hebraea'' (Martyn, 1784): synonym of ''

'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Natica helicoides'' Johnston, 1835: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica helicoides'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Hypterita helicoides'' (Gray, 1825) * ''Natica helvacea'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''Natica spadicea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica heros'' Say, 1822: synonym of '' Euspira heros'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica hilaris'' G. B. Sowerby, 1914: synonym of '' Tanea hilaris'' (G. B. Sowerby, III, 1914) * ''Natica hirasei'' Pilsbry, 1905: synonym of '' Cryptonatica hirasei'' (Pilsbry, 1905) * ''Natica immaculata'' Totten, 1835: synonym of ''

Polinices immaculatus ''Polinices immaculatus'', common name the immaculate moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Polinices immaculatus (Totten, 1835). Accessed through: ...

'' (Totten, 1835) * ''Natica imperforata'' Gray, 1839: synonym of '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica imperforata'' Jay, 1836: synonym of '' Globularia fluctuata'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Natica impervia'' Philippi, 1845: synonym of ''

Tectonatica impervia ''Tectonatica impervia'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 18.1 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and De ...

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Natica incei'' Philippi, 1853: synonym of '' Conuber incei'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''Natica incisa'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Glossaulax vesicalis'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica insecta'' Jousseaume, 1874: synonym of '' Naticarius insecta'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica insularum'' Watson, 1886: synonym of '' Notocochlis insularum'' (Watson, 1886) * ''Natica intemerata'' Philippi, 1853: synonym of ''

Polinices intemeratus ''Polinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Ac ...

'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''Natica intermedia'' Récluz, 1843: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica intermedia'' Philippi, 1836: synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica intricata'' (Donovan, 1804): synonym of '' Euspira intricata'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica intricatoides'' Hidalgo, 1873: synonym of ''Natica vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica isabelleana'' d'Orbigny, 1840: synonym of '' Notocochlis isabelleana'' (d'Orbigny, 1840) * ''Natica jamaicensis'' C. B. Adams, 1850: synonym of ''Natica livida'' Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''Natica josephinia'' (Risso, 1826): synonym of '' Neverita josephinia'' Risso, 1826 * ''Natica joubini'' Lamy, 1911: synonym of '' Falsilunatia joubini'' (Lamy, 1911) * ''Natica jousseaumei'' Euthyme, 1885: synonym of '' Notocochlis cernica'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica jukesii'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Polinices jukesii'' (Reeve, 1855) *'' Natica kempi'' Preston, 1916: synonym of ''Natica buriasiensis'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica kingensis'' May, 1924: synonym of ''

Laevilitorina kingensis ''Laevilitorina kingensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marri ...

'' (May, 1924) * ''Natica kowiensis'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''Natica simplex'' Sowerby III, 1897 * ''Natica kraussi'' E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of '' Eunaticina kraussi'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Natica labrella'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''Natica collaria'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Natica labrotincta'' Sowerby, 1900: synonym of '' Tectonatica suffusa'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Natica lacernula'' d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of ''Natica livida'' Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''Natica lactea'' (Guilding, 1834): synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica laevis'' Hutton, 1885: synonym of '' Globisinum drewi'' (Murdoch, 1899) * ''Natica lamarckiana'' Récluz in Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Neverita didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica lamarckii'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843: synonym of'' Neverita didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica largillierti'' Récluz, 1852 accepted as '' Bulbus fragilis'' (Leach, 1819) * ''Natica lavendula'' Woolacott, 1956: synonym of ''Natica pseustes'' Watson, 1881 * ''Natica lemnisciata'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Natica marochiensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica leptalea'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Polinices leptaleus'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica leucophaea'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

Conuber sordidum ''Conuber sordidum'' (originally described as ''Natica sordida'' by Swainson) is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk family Naticidae, the moon snails.Swainson, W. (1820-1821) Zoological Illustrations, or original figur ...

'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica levicula'' A. E. Verrill, 1880: synonym of '' Euspira levicula'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Natica levis'' E. A. Smith, 1896: synonym of '' Euspira levis'' (E. A. Smith, 1896) * ''Natica lewisii'' Gould, 1847: synonym of '' Neverita lewisii'' (Gould, 1847) * ''Natica limacina'' Jousseaume, 1874: synonym of '' Natica marochiensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica lineata'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of '' Tanea lineata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica lineolata'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of '' Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Natica lineozona'' Jousseaume, 1874: synonym of '' Naticarius lineozonus'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica listeri'' Philippi, 1850: synonym of ''

'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica litterata'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Naticarius onca'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica locellus'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica lupinus'' Deshayes, 1838: synonym of ''Natica fasciata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica macilenta'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of '' Euspira macilenta'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Natica macrostoma'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of ''

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Natica macrotremis'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1850: synonym of '' Eunaticina umbilicata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Natica maculata'' von Salis, 1793: synonym of ''

'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Natica maculata'' Deshayes, 1838: synonym of ''

'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Natica maculosa'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Paratectonatica tigrina'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica magnifluctuata'' Kuroda, 1961: synonym of '' Tanea magnifluctuata'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Natica maheense'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Natica seychellium'' Watson, 1886 * ''Natica mamilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica manceli'' Jousseaume, 1874: synonym of '' Naticarius manceli'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica marmorata'' Risso, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira guilleminii'' (Payraudeau, 1826) * ''Natica marmorata'' H. Adams, 1869: synonym of ''Natica prietoi'' Hidalgo, 1873 * ''Natica maura'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of '' Mammilla maura'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Natica melanochila'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Mammilla melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica melanoperculata'' Liu, 1977: synonym of ''

Naticarius melanoperculatus ''Naticarius'' is a genus (or subgenus) of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Naticarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' (X. Liu, 1977) * ''Natica melanostomoides'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of ''

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) *'' Natica melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Mammilla melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica micra'' Haas, 1953: synonym of ''

Tectonatica micra ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Haas, 1953) * ''Natica microstoma'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica millepunctata'' Lamarck: synonym of '' Natica stercusmuscarum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica mittrei'' Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1851) * ''Natica monilifera'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Euspira catena'' (da Costa, 1778) * ''Natica montacuti'' Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of '' Euspira montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Natica montagui'' Forbes, 1838: synonym of '' Euspira montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Natica mozaica'' Sowerby, 1883: synonym of '' Tanea mozaica'' (Sowerby, 1883) * ''Natica nana'' Møller, 1842: synonym of '' Pseudopolinices nanus'' (Møller, 1842) * ''Natica napus'' E.A. Smith, 1904: synonym of '' Euspira napus'' (E.A. Smith, 1904) * ''Natica nebulosa'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of '' Notocochlis cernica'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica nemo'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica neustriaca'' Locard, 1886: synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica nigromaculata'' Lamy, 1911: synonym of '' Falsilunatia nigromaculata'' (Lamy, 1911) * ''Natica nitida'' (Donovan, 1804): synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica notabilis'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Euspira notabilis'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica nubila'' Dall, 1889: synonym of '' Payraudeautia nubila'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Natica nucula'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Tectonatica suffusa'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Natica nukahivensis'' Jardin, 1859: synonym of '' Naticarius zonalis'' (Récluz, 1850) * ''Natica obtusa'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Euspira obtusa'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica ochrostigmata'' Rehder, 1980: synonym of '' Notocochlis cernica'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica olivella'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Amauropsis brassiculina'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Natica olla'' de Serres, 1829: synonym of '' Neverita josephinia'' Risso, 1826 * ''Natica ochrostoma'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica omoia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1885 †: synonym of '' Glossaulax secunda'' (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) † * ''Natica onca'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of '' Naticarius onca'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica opaca'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Mammilla melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica operculata'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Cryptonatica operculata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica orientalis'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica otis'' Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829: synonym of '' Polinices otis'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) * ''Natica ovata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1914: synonym of ''Lunatia pila ovata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1914) * ''Natica ovum'' Menke, 1850: synonym of '' Polinices uber'' (Valenciennes, 1832) * ''Natica pallida'' Broderip & Sowerby, 1829: synonym of '' Euspira pallida'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica pallium'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Vanikoro cumingiana'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica panamaensis'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices panamaensis'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica papilla'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Eunaticina papilla'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica papyracea'' von den Busch, 1845: synonym of '' Neverita didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica parvula'' Tapparone Canefri, 1869: synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica patagonica'' Philippi, 1845: synonym of ''

Falsilunatia patagonica ''Falsilunatia patagonica'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Falklands, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan ...

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Natica patula'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1824: synonym of '' Hypterita helicoides'' (Gray, 1825) * ''Natica payeni'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Natica peselephanti'' Link, 1807: synonym of '' Polinices peselephanti'' (Link, 1807) * ''Natica petiveriana'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843: synonym of '' Neverita didyma'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica pfeifferi'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica phaeocephala'' Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896: synonym of '' Euspira phaeocephala'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) * ''Natica philippiana'' Récluz in Chenu, 1843: synonym of '' Neverita josephinia'' Risso, 1826 * ''Natica philippiana'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Neverita josephinia'' Risso, 1826 * ''Natica phytelephas'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Polinices candidissimus'' (Le Guillou, 1842) * ''Natica picta'' Recluz, 1843: synonym of '' Tanea picta'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica plicatula'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica plumbea'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica poliana'' Delle Chiaje, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira nitida'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica pomum'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of '' Euspira heros'' (Say, 1822) * ''Natica ponderosa'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica ponsonbyi'' Melvill, 1899: synonym of ''Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica porcelana'' d'Orbigny, 1840: synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica powisiana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices peselephanti'' (Link, 1807) * ''Natica prasina'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Amauropsis prasina'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica priamus'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of'' Mammilla priamus'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica prietoi'' (Hidalgo, 1873): synonym of ''

Tectonatica prietoi ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Hidalgo, 1873) * ''Natica pritchardi'' Forbes, 1850: synonym of '' Natica chemnitzii'' L. Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''Natica problematica'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Glossaulax vesicalis'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica prosistens'' Locard, 1897: synonym of '' Euspira subplicata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica psila'' Watson, 1886: synonym of '' Polinices psilus'' (Watson, 1886) * ''Natica puella'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica pulchella'' Risso, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira pulchella'' ( Risso, 1826) * ''Natica pulicaris'' Philippi, 1842: synonym of '' Natica cincta'' Récluz, 1850 * ''Natica purpurea'' Dall, 1871: synonym of '' Amauropsis islandica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica pusilla'' Say, 1822: synonym of ''

Tectonatica pusilla ''Tectonatica pusilla'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a ...

(''Say, 1822) * ''Natica pusilla'' Gould, 1841: synonym of '' Euspira pallida'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica pyramis'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Conuber conicum'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Natica pyriformis'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices mammilla'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica pyrrhosticta'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of Tectonatica rizzae (Philippi, 1844) * ''Natica ranzii'' Kuroda, 1961: synonym of '' Cryptonatica hirasei'' (Pilsbry, 1905) * ''Natica rapulum'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1853) * ''Natica ravida'' Souleyet, 1852: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica raynaudiana'': synonym of ''Natica raynoldiana'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica raynoldiana'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''Natica arachnoidea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica reclusiana'' Deshayes, 1839: synonym of '' Neverita reclusiana'' (Deshayes, 1839) * ''Natica recognita'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Natica reneae'' Saunders, 1978: synonym of ''Natica canariensis'' Odhner, 1932 * ''Natica rhodostoma'' Philippi, 1842: synonym of ''

Tectonatica violacea ''Tectonatica violacea'', is a common name the violet moon snail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 12 mm and 25&nb ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Natica rizzae'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of ''

Tectonatica rizzae ''Tectonatica rizzae'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species ...

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Natica robillardi'' Sowerby, 1893: synonym of'' Tectonatica robillardi'' (Sowerby III, 1894) * ''Natica roscoei'' Kilburn, 1976: synonym of ''Natica buriasiensis'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica rufa'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Natica vitellus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Natica rufilabris'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Natica livida'' Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''Natica russa'' Gould, 1859: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica russa'' Dall, 1874: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica rutila'' MacGillivray, 1843: synonym of '' Euspira montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Natica sagittata'' Menke, 1843: synonym of '' Tanea sagittata'' (Menke, 1843) * ''Natica sagittifera'' Récluz, 1852: synonym of ''Natica alapapilionis'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica sagraiana'' d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of '' Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Natica salangonensis'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices otis'' (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) * ''Natica saldontiana'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''Natica simplex'' Sowerby III, 1897 * ''Natica samarensis'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Mammilla simiae'' (Deshayes, 1838) * ''Natica sanctivincentii'' Brooks, 1933: synonym of ''

'' (Guilding, 1834) * ''Natica sanguinolenta'' Deshayes, 1839: synonym of '' Conuber melastoma'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica sanguinolenta'' Brusina, 1865: 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) * ''Natica schoutanica'' May, 1913: synonym of '' Tasmatica schoutanica'' (May, 1913) * ''Natica sculpta'' Martens, 1878: synonym of '' Sinuber sculptum'' (Martens, 1878) * ''Natica sebae'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Mammilla sebae'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica secunda'' Rochebrune and Mabille, 1885: synonym of '' Glossaulax secunda'' (Rochebrune and Mabille, 1885) Cenozoic Ampullinidae and Naticidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Patagonia, Argentina; Miguel Griffin & Guido Pastorino: Cenozoic Ampullinidae and Naticidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from Patagonia, Argentina; 2013 Journal of Paleontology 87(3):502-525
/ref> * ''Natica senegalensis'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of ''Natica fulminea'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica septentrionalis'' Møller, 1842: synonym of Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica settepassii'' Gaglini in Settepassi, 1985: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1844) * ''Natica shorehami'' Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900: synonym of '' Tectonatica shorehami'' (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) * ''Natica sigaretina'' Menke, 1828: synonym of '' Mammilla simiae'' (Deshayes, 1838) * ''Natica simiae'' Deshayes, 1838: synonym of '' Mammilla simiae'' (Deshayes, 1838) * ''Natica simplex'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of '' Natica schepmani'' Thiele, 1925 * ''Natica simulans'' E. A. Smith, 1906: synonym of '' Uberella simulans'' (E. A. Smith, 1906) * ''Natica solida'' Blainville, 1825: synonym of ''Natica fasciata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica soluta'' Gould, 1848: synonym of ''

'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''Natica sordida'' Swainson, 1821: synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica sordida'' Philippi, 1844: synonym of '' Euspira fusca'' (Blainville, 1825) * ''Natica souleyetiana'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Tanea zelandica'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Natica sphaeroides'' Jeffreys, 1877: synonym of '' Amauropsis sphaeroides'' (Jeffreys, 1877) * ''Natica squalida'' MacGillivray, 1843: synonym of '' Euspira montagui'' (Forbes, 1838) * ''Natica stercusmuscarum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica stimpsoni'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica straminea'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices aurantius'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica strangei'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''

'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Natica strongyla'' Melvill, 1897: synonym of '' Naticarius manceli'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * ''Natica subpallescens'' Strebel, 1908: synonym of '' Amauropsis subpallescens'' (Strebel, 1908) * ''Natica subplicata'' Jeffreys, 1885: synonym of '' Euspira subplicata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Natica succineoides'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Mammilla melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica suffusa'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Tectonatica suffusa'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Natica sulphurea'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Polinices aurantius'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica supraornata'' Schepman, 1909: synonym of ''Natica buriasiensis'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica taeniata'' Menke, 1830: synonym of '' Naticarius alapapilionis'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica taslei'' Récluz, 1853: synonym of ''Natica broderipiana'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica tasmanica'' Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of '' Conuber conicum'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Natica tecta'' Anton H.E., 1838: synonym of '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Natica telaaraneae'' Melvill, 1901: synonym of ''Natica buriasiensis'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica tenuicula'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1915: synonym of '' Bulbus tenuiculus'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1915) * ''Natica tenuipicta'' Kuroda, 1961: synonym of '' Tanea tenuipicta'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Natica tenuis'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of '' Laguncula pulchella'' Benson, 1842 * ''Natica tenuis'' Récluz, 1851: synonym of '' Euspira tenuis'' (Récluz, 1851) * ''Natica tenuistriata'' Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1911: synonym of '' Euspira tenuistriata'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1911) * ''Natica tessellata'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica texasiana'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of Neverita delessertiana (Récluz, 1843) * ''Natica textilis'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Natica vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica tigrina'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of '' Notocochlis tigrina'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica tincturata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Natica cincta'' Récluz, 1850 * ''Natica tosaensis'' Kuroda, 1961: synonym of '' Tanea tosaensis'' (Kuroda, 1961) * '' Natica trailli'' Reeve, 1835: synonym of ''

'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Natica tranquilla'' Melvill & Standen, 1901: synonym of '' Notocochlis tranquilla'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) * ''Natica triseriata'' Say, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira triseriata'' (Say, 1826) * ''Natica uber'' Valenciennes, 1832: synonym of '' Polinices uber'' (Valenciennes, 1832) * ''Natica uberina'' d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of '' Polinices uberinus'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Natica umbilicata'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of '' Eunaticina umbilicata'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Natica undata'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of ''Natica chemnitzii'' L. Pfeiffer, 1840 * ''Natica undulata'': synonym of '' Tanea undulata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica unimaculata'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Polinices otis'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) * ''Natica ustulata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1883: synonym of '' Conuber conicum'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Natica valenciennesii'' Payraudeau, 1826: synonym of '' Euspira intricata'' (Donovan, 1804) * ''Natica variabilis'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of ''Natica adansoni'' Blainville, 1825 * ''Natica variolaria'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of ''

'' Blainville, 1825 * ''Natica vavaosi'' Reeve, 1855: synonym of '' Polinices vavaosi'' (Reeve, 1855) * ''Natica venustula'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of '' Tectonatica venustula'' (Philippi, 1851) * ''Natica vesicalis'' Philippi, 1849: synonym of '' Glossaulax vesicalis'' (Philippi, 1849) * ''Natica vestalis'' Philippi, 1851: synonym of ''

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica violacea'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Natica virginea'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Polinices uber'' (Valenciennes, 1832) * ''Natica virginea'' Philippi, 1852: synonym of ''

'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Natica vitrea'' Hutton, 1873: synonym of '' Uberella vitrea'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Natica vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Cochlis vittata'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Natica whitechurchi'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''Natica simplex'' Sowerby III, 1897 * ''Natica xantha'' Watson, 1881: synonym of '' Falsilunatia xantha'' (Watson, 1881) * ''Natica zanzebarica'' Récluz, 1844: synonym of '' Mammilla sebae'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''Natica zebra'' Lamarck, 1822 accepted as '' Tanea undulata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Natica zelandica'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1832: synonym of '' Tanea zelandica'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Natica zonalis'' Récluz, 1850: synonym of '' Naticarius zonalis'' (Récluz, 1850) * ''Natica zonulata'' Thiele, 1925: synonym of '' Tectonatica zonulata'' (Thiele, 1925)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda'' * Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.

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Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, F.G. Levrault. 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls

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