''Tectonatica'' is a

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s 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.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138245 on 2011-03-18

Fossil record

Fossils of ''Tectonatica'' are found in marine strata from the

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(age range: from 61.7 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils are known from various localities in

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Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (

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Species

Species within the genus ''Tectonatica'' include: * '' Tectonatica bougei'' ( Sowerby, 1908) * '' Tectonatica impervia'' (Philippi, 1845) * ''

Tectonatica lactinea ''Tectonatica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails.WoRMS (2011). Tectonatica Sacco, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) * ''

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) * † '' Tectonatica occulta'' (Deshayes, 1864) * '' Tectonatica prietoi'' (Hidalgo, 1873) * '' Tectonatica pusilla'' ( Say, 1822) * '' Tectonatica rizzae'' (Philippi, 1844) * '' Tectonatica robillardi'' (Sowerby, 1894) * '' Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * '' Tectonatica shorehami'' (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) * '' Tectonatica suffusa'' ( Reeve, 1855) * '' Tectonatica tecta'' (Anton, 1838) * † '' Tectonatica tectula'' (Sacco, 1890) * '' Tectonatica violacea'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * '' Tectonatica zonulata'' (Thiele, 1930) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Tectonatica clausiformis'' Oyama, 1969: synonym of '' Cryptonatica affinis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Tectonatica filosa'' (Philippi, 1845) : synonym of ''Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Tectonatica flammulata'' (Requien, 1848): synonym of ''Tectonatica sagraiana'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''Tectonatica janthostomoides'' Kuroda & Habe, 1949: synonym of '' Cryptonatica janthostomoides'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1949) * ''Tectonatica operculata'' (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of '' Cryptonatica operculata'' (Jeffreys, 1885) * ''Tectonatica pavimentum'' ( Recluz, 1844): synonym of '' Tanea pavimentum'' (Recluz, 1844) * ''Tectonatica rikuzenensis'' Tiba, 1985: synonym of '' Cryptonatica ranzii'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Tectonatica unicolor'' (Ma & Zhang, 1993): synonym of ''

'' (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) * ''Tectonatica venustula'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of ''Notocochlis venustula'' (Philippi, 1851): synonym of '' Notocochlis gualteriana'' (Récluz, 1844)

References

* Powell A. W. B. (1979), ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand * Kabat, A.R. (1991) The

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of the Naticidae (

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: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific ''taxa''. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449. * Wilson, B. 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 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.'' * 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

Huelsken, T. ''et al.'' (2008)
The Naticidae (

: Gastropoda) of Isola del Giglio (Tuscany, Italy):

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, 1770:1-40.
Sacco, F. (1890). Catalogo paleontologico del bacino terziaro del Piemonte. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana. 8(3): 281-356; 9(2): 185-340
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