Naticarius Explained

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

• Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

Notes and References

1. 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. 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