Polinices flemingianus

Polinices flemingianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Polinicinae
Genus: Polinices
Species: P. flemingianus
Binomial name
Polinices flemingianus
(Recluz, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Natica flemingiana Récluz, 1844 (basionym)
  • Natica galactites Philippi, 1851
  • Natica virginea Philippi, 1852 (doubtful synonym)

Polinices flemingianus is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos and the Mascarene Basin.

References

  1. Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844). WoRMS (2009). Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216921 on 19 April 2011.


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