Naticarius millepunctatus Pliocene Cyprus

''Naticarius'' is a

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(or subgenus) of

predatory Predation is a biological interaction where 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 t ...

sea snails,

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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 Regis ...

of the family

Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape. ...

, the moon snails.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 2011-04-17Huelsken, 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
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/ref> The species within this genus were previously 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.

Species

Species within the genus ''Naticarius'' include: * ''

Naticarius alapapilionis ''Naticarius alapapilionis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law) ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''

Naticarius canrena ''Naticarius canrena'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affi ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''

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

'' (Récluz, 1844) * ''

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

'' (Dunker, 1860) * ''

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

'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 2003) * ''

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

'' Azuma, 1961 * ''

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

'' (X. Liu, 1977) * ''

Naticarius hebraeus ''Naticarius hebraeus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' ( Martyn, 1786) * '' Naticarius insecta'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * '' Naticarius lineozona'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * '' Naticarius manceli'' (Jousseaume, 1874) * '' Naticarius melanoperculatus'' (X. Liu, 1977) * ''

Naticarius onca ''Naticarius onca'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Huelsken, T., Wägele, H., Peters, B., Mather, A., Hollmann, M. (2011) Molecular analysis of adults and egg masses re ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''

Naticarius orientalis ''Naticarius orientalis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. References External links * World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Naticarius philippinensis'' (R. B. Watson, 1881) * '' Naticarius pumilus'' Kubo, 1997 * '' Naticarius scopaespira'' (X. Liu, 1977) * '' Naticarius sertatus'' (Menke, 1843) * ''

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 . ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Naticarius zonalis'' (Récluz, 1850) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Naticarius cruentatus'' (Gmelin, 1791) sensu Poppe & Goto, 1991: synonym of ''Naticarius hebraeus'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Naticarius fanel'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Naticarius hebraeus'' (Martyn, 1786) * ''Naticarius lavendula'' Woolacott, 1956: synonym of ''

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 Scop ...

'' Récluz, 1844 * ''Naticarius lineatus'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of '' Tanea lineata'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Naticarius marochiensis'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Natica marochiensis ''Natica marochiensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. Distribution This marine species has a wide distribution. It can be found at the following locations: * Mediterr ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Naticarius oteroi'' Fernandes & Rolán, 1990: synonym of '' Natica oteroi'' (Fernandes & Rolán, 1991) * ''Naticarius punctatus'' (Karsten, 1789): synonym of ''Naticarius stercusmuscarum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Naticarius subcostatus'' (Tenison Woods, 1878): synonym of ''

Notocochlis subcostata ''Notocochlis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoch to the Quaternary period (a ...

'' (Tenison Woods, 1878) * ''Naticarius vittatus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Natica vittata ''Cochlis vittata'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropo ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791)

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 Naticidae {{Naticidae-stub