Stigmaulax
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| Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778) - abapertural view of a grooved moonsnail shell, 0.75 cm tall. | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Synonyms | |
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Aloconatica Shikama, 1971 | |
Stigmaulax is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Stigmaulax include:
- Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781)[2]
- Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850)[3]
- Stigmaulax elenae (Récluz, 1844)
- Stigmaulax kushime (Shikama, 1971)
- Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 .
- ^ Stigmaulax cancellatus (Hermann, 1781). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Stigmaulax cayennensis (Récluz, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Stigmaulax sulcatus (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- Shikama, T. 1971. On some noteworthy marine gastropoda from southwestern Japan (III). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section 2 (Geol.), 18:27-35, pl. 3.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
External links
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