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Naticinae
Subfamily of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]
The Naticinae are characterized by their calcareous operculum and by the presence of a distinct funicle within the umbilicus, which is observable in most species. It is mainly a tropical group, which is brightly colored and patterned.
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Genera
Genera within the subfamily Naticinae include:
- Cochlis Röding, 1798
- Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
- Natica, the type genus
- Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Notocochlis Powell, 1933
- Paratectonatica Azuma, 1961
- Proxiuber Powell, 1933
- Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852
- Tanea Marwick, 1931
- † Taniella Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- Tasmatica Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- Tectonatica Sacco, 1890
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Aloconatica Shikama, 1971: synonym of Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852
- Boreonatica Golikov & Kussakin, 1974: synonym of Cryptonatica Dall, 1892 (junior objective synonym of Cryptonatica)
- Glyphepithema Rehder, 1943: synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777
- Lunaia S. S. Berry, 1964: synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777
- Nacca Risso, 1826: synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777
- Naticus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Pristinacca Finlay & Marwick, 1937: synonym of † Taniella Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- Quantonatica Iredale, 1936: synonym of Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Sulconatica Golikov & Kussakin, 1974: synonym of Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
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