| Polinices lacteus | |
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| Polinices lacteus shell | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Polinices |
| Species: | P. lacteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polinices lacteus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]
Polinices lacteus specimens have been found throughout the southern Atlantic coastlines. This includes the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Canary Islands, the Angolan coast, and the Cape Verde island chain. The species has also been spotted on almost the entirety of the South American coast, plus the Gulf of Mexico. [2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm. [3]
Operculum is thin, horny, yellow or amber-red. (R.Tucker Abbott -1968- "Seashells of North America") Periostracum is thin, yellowish.
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 120 m. [3]
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.
Euspira nitida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
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Gemophos viverratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Claremontiella nodulosa, common name: the blackberry drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Clanculus berthelotii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Hinea lineata, common name the dwarf Atlantic planaxis, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Planaxidae.
Natica livida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Sinum bifasciatum is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Tectonatica sagraiana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Aspa marginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Alanbeuella corrugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Monoplex pilearis, common name the hairy triton, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Cassis tessellata, common name : the West African helmet, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.
Natica marochiensis is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
