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Naticarius
Genus of gastropods / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Naticarius | |
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A live individual of Naticarius orientalis in situ | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
Family: | Naticidae |
Subfamily: | Naticinae |
Genus: | Naticarius Duméril, 1805 |
Type species | |
Nerita canrena Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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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.