Stigmaulax

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Stigmaulax
Stigmaulax sulcatus (grooved moon snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16005007609).jpg
Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778) - abapertural view of a grooved moonsnail shell, 0.75 cm tall.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Naticinae
Genus: Stigmaulax
Mörch, 1852
Type species
Nerita sulcata
Born, 1778
Synonyms

AloconaticaShikama, 1971

Stigmaulax is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Stigmaulax include:

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References

  1. Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852 . WoRMS (2010). Stigmaulax. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=416020 on 16 June 2010 .
  2. Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  3. Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  4. Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.