Naticinae

The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

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.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Naticinae include:

• Cochlis <small>Röding, 1798</small>
• Cryptonatica <small>Dall, 1892</small>
• Natica, the type genus
• Naticarius <small>Duméril, 1805</small>
• Notocochlis <small>Powell, 1933</small>
• Paratectonatica <small>Azuma, 1961</small>
• Proxiuber <small>Powell, 1933</small>
• Stigmaulax <small>Mörch, 1852</small>
• Tanea <small>Marwick, 1931</small>
• † Taniella <small>Finlay & Marwick, 1937</small>
• Tasmatica <small>Finlay & Marwick, 1937</small>
• Tectonatica <small>Sacco, 1890</small>

• Aloconatica <small>Shikama, 1971</small>: synonym of Stigmaulax <small>Mörch, 1852</small>
• Boreonatica <small>Golikov & Kussakin, 1974</small>: synonym of Cryptonatica <small>Dall, 1892</small> (junior objective synonym of Cryptonatica)
• Glyphepithema <small>Rehder, 1943</small>: synonym of Natica <small>Scopoli, 1777</small>
• Lunaia <small>S. S. Berry, 1964</small>: synonym of Natica <small>Scopoli, 1777</small>
• Nacca <small>Risso, 1826</small>: synonym of Natica <small>Scopoli, 1777</small>
• Naticus <small>Montfort, 1810</small>: synonym of Naticarius <small>Duméril, 1805</small>
• Pristinacca <small>Finlay & Marwick, 1937</small>: synonym of † Taniella <small>Finlay & Marwick, 1937</small>
• Quantonatica <small>Iredale, 1936</small>: synonym of Naticarius <small>Duméril, 1805</small>
• Sulconatica <small>Golikov & Kussakin, 1974</small>: synonym of Cryptonatica <small>Dall, 1892</small>

References

• Marincovich, L.N. (1977) Cenozoic Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Northeastern Pacific. Bulletins of American Paleontology, 70, 169-212.
• Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.

External links

• Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia. 47 (1-2): 1-397
• Huelsken, T. et al. (2008) The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Isola del Giglio (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa, 1770, 1-40.