Naticarius
A live individual of Naticarius orientalis in situ
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Naticinae
Genus: Naticarius
Duméril, 1805
Type species
Nerita canrena Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Natica (Naticarius) Duméril, 1805
  • Naticus Montfort, 1810
  • Quantonatica Iredale, 1936
Fossil Naticarius millepunctatus, Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, Cyprus.

Naticarius is a genus (or subgenus) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1][2]

The species within this genus were previously placed in the genus Natica, subgenus Naticarius. This classification is still used by a number of leading malacologists.

The operculum in this genus is calcareous.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Naticarius include:

  • Naticarius alapapilionis (Röding, 1798)
  • Naticarius canrena (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Naticarius colliei (Récluz, 1844)
  • Naticarius concinnus (Dunker, 1860)
  • Naticarius donghaiensis (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 2003)
  • Naticarius excellens Azuma, 1961
  • Naticarius hainanensis (X. Liu, 1977)
  • Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786)
  • Naticarius insecta (Jousseaume, 1874)
  • Naticarius lineozona (Jousseaume, 1874)
  • Naticarius manceli (Jousseaume, 1874)
  • Naticarius melanoperculatus (X. Liu, 1977)
  • Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798)
  • Naticarius orientalis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Naticarius philippinensis (R. B. Watson, 1881)
  • Naticarius pumilus Kubo, 1997
  • Naticarius scopaespira (X. Liu, 1977)
  • Naticarius sertatus (Menke, 1843)
  • Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Naticarius zonalis (Récluz, 1850)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Naticarius cruentatus (Gmelin, 1791) sensu Poppe & Goto, 1991: synonym of Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786)
  • Naticarius fanel (Röding, 1798): synonym of Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786)
  • Naticarius lavendula Woolacott, 1956: synonym of Natica buriasiensis Récluz, 1844
  • Naticarius lineatus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Tanea lineata (Röding, 1798)
  • Naticarius marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Naticarius oteroi Fernandes & Rolán, 1990: synonym of Natica oteroi (Fernandes & Rolán, 1991)
  • Naticarius punctatus (Karsten, 1789): synonym of Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Naticarius subcostatus (Tenison Woods, 1878): synonym of Notocochlis subcostata (Tenison Woods, 1878)
  • Naticarius vittatus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Natica vittata (Gmelin, 1791)

References

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  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Naticarius Duméril, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415681 on 2011-04-17
  2. 1 2 Huelsken, T., Wägele, H., Peters, B., Mather, A., Hollmann, M. (2011) Molecular analysis of adults and egg masses reveals two independent lineages within the infaunal gastropod Naticarius onca (Röding, 1798) (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae). Molluscan Research, 31(3), 141-151. PDF
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls


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