Polinices uberinus

Polinices uberinus
	Polinices uberinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Polinices
Species:	P. uberinus
Binomial name
	Polinices uberinus; (d’Orbigny, 1842)

Last updated June 09, 2025

Polinices uberinus, common name the "white moon snail" or "dwarf white moon snail", is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.^[2]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 27 m; the maximum recorded depth is 183 m.^[2]

References

↑ Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842) . WoRMS (2010). Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419765 on 17 June 2010 .
1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

External links

Image of three shells from off of St. Augustine, Florida here

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[WoRMS-1] Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842) . WoRMS (2010). Polinices uberinus (d’Orbigny, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419765 on 17 June 2010 .

[Welch_2010-2] 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

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