Polinices

Polinices
Polinices lacteus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Montfort, 1810
Type species
Polinices albus Montfort, 1810
Synonyms[1]
  • Albula Röding, 1798 (Invalid: junior homonym of Albula Osbeck, 1762 [Pisces])
  • Eucaryum Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Mamillaria Swainson, 1840
  • Mamma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (junior synonym)
  • Mammillaria Herrmannsen, 1847 (Unjustified emendation)
  • Natica (Mamma) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Natica (Polinices) Montfort, 1810
  • Naticella Swainson, 1840
  • Naticina Guilding, 1834
  • Polinices (Polinices) Montfort, 1810· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polynices Herrmannsen, 1847 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Polinices)
  • † Uba [sic] (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Uber Philippi, 1853
Polinices galianor from the Pliocene of San Diego County, California.
Polinices galianor umbilicus; Pliocene of San Diego County, California.

Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147109 on 2011-04-17
  2. ^ Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5. ODE homepage