''Stigmaulax'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s 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
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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.
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, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Stigmaulax'' include:
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Stigmaulax cancellatus
''Stigmaulax cancellatus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
Found in the Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib ...
'' (Hermann, 1781)
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Stigmaulax cayennensis
''Stigmaulax cayennensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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'' (Récluz, 1850)
* ''
Stigmaulax elenae
''Stigmaulax'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Stigmaulax'' include:
* '' Stigmaulax cancellatus'' (Hermann, ...
''
(Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Stigmaulax kushime
''Stigmaulax'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family
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''
(Shikama, 1971)
* ''
Stigmaulax sulcatus'' (Born, 1778)
References
* Shikama, T. 1971. On some noteworthy marine gastropoda from southwestern Japan (III). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section 2 (Geol.), 18:27-35, pl. 3.
* 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
Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. (1852); Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 (+2) pp. (1853). Hafniae (Copenhagen): L. Klein.
Naticidae
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