Biology:Naticinae
The Naticinae are a subfamily of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
General characteristics
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.
The shell is small to moderate in size, varicoloured, ornamented with bands, spots or axial flames: often smooth, occasionally sculptured with spiral striae or radial ribs at the sutures. The spire is low, the body whorl is inflated. The aperture is semiovate, rarely ovate, smooth within. The labial lip is moderately thin. The umbilicus is open; the funicle is well developed, occasionally covered by a parietal callus
The operculum is calcareous, unisulcate or multisulcate. The rachidian of the radula has 1-5 cusps in addition to 2 accessory basal cusps, lateral with 1-7 cusps; inner marginal generally bifid but occasionally simple, outer marginal always simple.
The animal is moderate in size, andis able to retract completely into its shell. [2]
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Naticinae include:
- Cochlis Röding, 1798
- Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
- Glyphepithema Rehder, 1943
- Natica Scopoli, 1777, the type genus
- Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Notocochlis Powell, 1933
- Paratectonatica Azuma, 1961
- Proxiuber Powell, 1933
- † Pseudolinices Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025
- Quantonatica Iredale, 1936
- 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)
- Eunatica Melvill, 1899 : synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777 (junior subjective synonym)
- Lunaia S. S. Berry, 1964: synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777
- Nacca Risso, 1826: synonym of Natica Scopoli, 1777
- Naticarinus [sic] : synonym of Naticarius Duméril, 1805 (misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Naticus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Naticarius Duméril, 1805
- Pristinacca Finlay & Marwick, 1937: synonym of † Taniella Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- Sulconatica Golikov & Kussakin, 1974: synonym of Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Naticinae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411695 on 2021-09-14
- ↑ Cernohorsky, W.O. (1971). "The Family Naticidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Fiji islands". Records of the Auckland Museum 6: 172-178. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60797194. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
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- 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.
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