Polinices

Polinices
Polinices lacteus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Polinices
Montfort, 1810
Type species
Polinices albus Montfort, 1810
Synonyms[1]
  • Albula Röding, 1798 (Invalid: junior homonym of Albula Osbeck, 1762 [Pisces])
  • Eucaryum Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Mamillaria Swainson, 1840
  • Mamma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (junior synonym)
  • Mammillaria Herrmannsen, 1847 (Unjustified emendation)
  • Natica (Mamma) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Natica (Polinices) Montfort, 1810
  • Naticella Swainson, 1840
  • Naticina Guilding, 1834
  • Polinices (Polinices) Montfort, 1810· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polynices Herrmannsen, 1847 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Polinices)
  • † Uba [sic] (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
  • Uber Philippi, 1853
Polinices galianor from the Pliocene of San Diego County, California.
Polinices galianor umbilicus; Pliocene of San Diego County, California.

Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.[1][2]

Species

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Species within the genus Polinices include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Polinices agujanus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia agujana (Dall, 1908)
  • Polinices albus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Polinices alderi (Forbes, 1838): synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
  • Polinices aulacoglossa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909: synonym of Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
  • Polinices bahamensis (Dall, 1825): synonym of Sigatica semisulcata (Gray, 1839)
  • Polinices bathyraphe Pilsbry, 1911: synonym of Sigatica bathyraphe (Pilsbry, 1911)
  • Polinices blaesus Marwick, 1929 †: synonym of Polinella blaesa (Marwick, 1929) †
  • Polinices blaizensis Kilburn, 1976: synonym of Euspira blaizensis (Kilburn, 1976) (original combination)
  • Polinices caprae (Philippi, 1852): synonym of Mammilla caprae (Philippi, 1852)
  • Polinices columnaris (Récluz, 1850): synonym of Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
  • Polinices conicus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Polinices creper Marwick, 1965 †: synonym of Polinella creper (Marwick, 1965) † (original combination)
  • Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798):[3] synonym of Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
  • Polinices draconis (Dall, 1903): synonym of Glossaulax draconis (Dall, 1903)
  • Polinices dubius (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices constanti Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012
  • Polinices duplicatus (Say, 1822): synonym of Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
  • Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915: synonym of Glossaulax epheba (Hedley, 1915)
  • Polinices fibrosa (Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Mammilla fibrosa (Gray, 1850)
  • Polinices fringillus (Dall, 1881): synonym of Euspira fringilla (Dall, 1881)
  • Polinices fryei Laws, 1933 †: synonym of Polinella fryei (Laws, 1933) † (original combination)
  • Polinices fuscus (Blainville, 1825): synonym of Lunatia fusca (Blainville, 1825)
  • Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Polinices gradisuturalis Marwick, 1932 †: synonym of Polinella gradisuturalis (Marwick, 1932) †
  • Polinices groenlandica [sic]: synonym of Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (incorrect gender ending)
  • Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Polinices grossularia Marche-Marchad, 1957: synonym of Lunatia grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
  • Polinices guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Euspira guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
  • Polinices helicoides (Gray, 1825): synonym of Hypterita helicoides (Gray, 1825)
  • Polinices heros Say, 1822: synonym of Euspira heros (Say, 1822)
  • Polinices incei (Philippi, 1853): synonym of Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
  • Polinices kurodai Iw. Taki, 1944: synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
  • Polinices lewisii: synonym of Euspira lewisii (Gould, 1847)[4]
  • Polinices litorinus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia litorina (Dall, 1908)
  • Polinices macilenta (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Lunatia macilenta (Philippi, 1844)
  • Polinices macrostoma (Philippi, 1852): synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
  • Polinices mamilla [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Polinices mammata [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammatus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Mammilla mammata (Röding, 1798) (incorrect gender ending)
  • Polinices maurus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Mammilla maura (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Polinices motutaraensis Powell, 1935 †: synonym of Taniella motutaraensis (Powell, 1935) †
  • Polinices nanus Möller, 1842: synonym of Pseudopolinices nanus (Möller, 1842)
  • Polinices napus (E.A. Smith, 1904): synonym of Euspira napus (E.A. Smith, 1904)
  • Polinices nubilus (Dall, 1889): synonym of Payraudeautia nubila (Dall, 1889)
  • Polinices obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
  • Polinices opaca [sic]: synonym of Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) (incorrect gender ending)
  • Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Polinices pallidus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829): synonym of Lunatia pallida (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Polinices pardoanus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia pardoana (Dall, 1908)
  • Polinices parvulus Bozzetti, 2010: synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)
  • Polinices patagonicus (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845)
  • Polinices pila Pilsbry, 1911: synonym of Lunatia pila (Pilsbry, 1911)
  • Polinices planispirus Suter, 1917 †: synonym of Magnatica planispira (Suter, 1917) † (original combination)
  • Polinices porcelanus (d'Orbigny, 1839): synonym of Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)
  • Polinices presubplicata Bouchet & Warén, 1993: synonym of Euspira presubplicata (Bouchet & Warén, 1993)
  • Polinices priamus (Récluz, 1843): synonym of Mammilla priamus (Récluz, 1844)
  • Polinices pseudovitreus Finlay, 1924 †: synonym of Uberella pseudovitrea (Finlay, 1924) †
  • Polinices psila [sic]: synonym of Polinices psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886) (incorrect gender ending)
  • Polinices pulchella (Risso, 1826): synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
  • Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Polinices rapulum (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Polinices intemeratus (Philippi, 1853)
  • Polinices ravidus (Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Polinices amiculatus (Philippi, 1849)
  • Polinices reclusianus (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Polinices recluzianus (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Polinices sandwichensis Dall, 1895: synonym of Natica sandwichensis (Dall, 1895)
  • Polinices sebae (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)
  • Polinices simiae (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
  • Polinices sordidus (Swainson, 1821): synonym of Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
  • Polinices stanleyi Marwick, 1948 †: synonym of Polinices waipipiensis (Marwick, 1924) † (synonym)
  • Polinices subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Euspira subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885)
  • Polinices tawhitirahia Powell, 1965: synonym of Polinices mellosum (Hedley, 1924)
  • Polinices triseriata (Say, 1826): synonym of Lunatia triseriata (Say, 1826)
  • Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840): synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Polinices yokoyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of Euspira yokoyamai (Kuroda & Habe, 1952)
  • Polinices zanzibarica Recluz, 1844: synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Polinices Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=147109 on 2011-04-17
  2. ^ Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5. ODE homepage
  3. ^ Gofas, S. (2009). Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225263 on 2010-08-05
  4. ^ WoRMS (2009). Euspira lewisii (Gould, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246813 on 2010-08-05
  • "Polinices". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
  • Ehrenberg, C. G. (1831). Symbolae physicae, seu, Icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum, quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongalam Syriam Arabiam et Habessiniam publico institutis sumptu Friderici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg, Animalia evertebrata, Animalia Mollusca. Zoologica. II: unpaginated [46 pages], plates 1-2. page(s): 46
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