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Naticidae Guilding, 1834

145 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Naticoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Naticidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Naticoidea Guilding, 1834

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  1. Genus Amauropsina Chelot, 1885 †
  2. Genus Amauropsona H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
  3. Genus Austrocochlis H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
  4. Genus Banis Stephenson, 1941 †
  5. Genus Benthobulbus J. H. McLean, 1995
  6. Genus Carinacca Marwick, 1924 †
  7. Genus Cepatia J. E. Gray, 1842 †
  8. Genus Darwinices M. Griffin & Pastorino, 2013 †
  9. Genus Euspirella Petuch & Drolshagen, 2010 †
  10. Subfamily Globisininae A. W. B. Powell, 1933
    1. Genus Falsilunatia A. W. B. Powell, 1951
    2. Genus Globisinum Marwick, 1924
  11. Genus Laguncula W. H. Benson, 1842
  12. Genus Magnatica Marwick, 1924 †
  13. Genus Maxwellinatica Beu & B. A. Marshall, 2011 †
  14. Genus Nanggulania K. Martin, 1914 †
  15. Subfamily Naticinae Guilding, 1834
    1. Genus Cochlis Röding, 1798
    2. Genus Cryptonatica Dall, 1892
    3. Genus Glyphepithema Rehder, 1943
    4. Genus Natica Scopoli, 1777
    5. Genus Naticarius Duméril, 1805
    6. Genus Notocochlis A. W. B. Powell, 1933
    7. Genus Paratectonatica Azuma, 1961
    8. Genus Proxiuber A. W. B. Powell, 1933
    9. Genus Pseudolinices Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
    10. Genus Quantonatica Iredale, 1936
    11. Genus Stigmaulax Mörch, 1852
    12. Genus Tanea Marwick, 1931
    13. Genus Taniella H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
    14. Genus Tasmatica Finlay & Marwick, 1937
    15. Genus Tectonatica Sacco, 1890
    16. Genus Nacca Risso, 1826 accepted as Natica Scopoli, 1777 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Genus Pliconacca K. Martin, 1914 †
  17. Genus Polinella Marwick, 1931 †
  18. Genus Poliniciella Petuch, 1988 †
  19. Subfamily Polinicinae J. E. Gray, 1847
    1. Genus Amauropsis Mörch, 1857
    2. Genus Bulbus T. Brown, 1839
    3. Genus Conuber H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
    4. Genus Euspira Agassiz, 1837
    5. Genus Figovina Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
    6. Genus Friginatica Hedley, 1916
    7. Genus Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929
    8. Genus Hypterita Woodring, 1957
    9. Genus Kerguelenatica A. W. B. Powell, 1951
    10. Genus Mammilla Schumacher, 1817
    11. Genus Neverita Risso, 1826
    12. Genus Payraudeautia Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883
    13. Genus Polinices Montfort, 1810
    14. Genus Pseudopolinices A. N. Golikov & Sirenko, 1983
    15. Genus Robbanacca Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
    16. Genus Sinuber A. W. B. Powell, 1951
    17. Genus Tahunacca P. A. Maxwell, 1992 †
    18. Genus Tethynices Harzhauser, Landau & Guzhov, 2025 †
    19. Genus Uberella H. J. Finlay, 1928
    20. Genus Lunatia J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Euspira Agassiz, 1837 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    21. Genus Naticina Guilding, 1834 accepted as Polinices Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    22. Genus Polynices Herrmannsen, 1847 accepted as Polinices Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Polinices)
  20. Genus Prisconatica Gabb, 1877 †
  21. Subfamily Sininae Woodring, 1928
    1. Genus Calinaticina J. Q. Burch & G. B. Campbell, 1963
    2. Genus Eunaticina P. Fischer, 1885
    3. Genus Gennaeosinum Iredale, 1929
    4. Genus Sigaretotrema Sacco, 1890 †
    5. Genus Sigatica O. Meyer & Aldrich, 1886
    6. Genus Sinum Röding, 1798
    7. Genus Sigaretus Lamarck, 1799 accepted as Sinum Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  22. Subfamily Naticidae incertae sedis (temporary name)
    1. Genus Haliotinella Souverbie, 1875
    2. Genus Microlinices Simone, 2014
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Guilding, L. (1834). Observations on <i>Naticina</i> and <i>Dentalium</i>, two genera of molluscous animals. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 17(1): 29-35, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/733927
page(s): 29 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Naticidae Guilding, 1834. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145 on 2026-08-18
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Naticidae Guilding, 1834. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=145 on 2026-08-18
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
db_admin
2011-04-14 18:31:33Z
checked
Bouchet, Philippe
2022-11-18 08:40:49Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
2024-08-24 00:37:59Z
changed
Nielsen, Sven

original description Guilding, L. (1834). Observations on <i>Naticina</i> and <i>Dentalium</i>, two genera of molluscous animals. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 17(1): 29-35, pl. 3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/733927
page(s): 29 [details] 

taxonomy source Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. <em>Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum.</em> 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/251565.pdf [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Azuma M. (1961). Studies on the radulae of Japanese Naticidae (1). <em>Venus.</em> 21(2): 196-204, pls 12-15., available online at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/venusjjma/21/2/21_KJ00004339181/_pdf/-char/en [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Das, S. S.; Mondal, S.; Saha, S.; Bardhan, S.; Saha, R. (2019). Family Naticidae (Gastropoda) from the Upper Jurassic of Kutch, India and a critical reappraisal of taxonomy and time of origination of the family. <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 93(04): 673-684., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2019.3 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Kabat A. R. (1991). The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca Gastropoda). Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. <i>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 152</i>: 417-449, available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4782270 [details] 
 
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naticidae) 
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To NHMUK collection (Naticidae Guilding, 1834; NHMUK:ecatalogue:7974675) 
To The Arctic Traits Database (9 traits) 
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