Glossaulax

{{Taxobox

| name = Glossaulax

| image = Natica omoia (MNHN-IM-2000-5191).jpeg

| image_caption = Shell of † Glossaulax secunda (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) (syntype at MNHN, Paris)

|regnum = Animalia

| phylum = Mollusca

| classis = Gastropoda

| unranked_superfamilia = clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha

| superfamilia = Naticoidea

| familia = Naticidae

| subfamilia =

| genus = Glossaulax

| genus_authority = Pilsbry, 1929Pilsbry H. A. (1929). Nautilus 42: 113.

| type_species= Natica reclusiana Deshayes, 1839

|synonyms=

Neverita (Glossaulax) Pilsbry, 1929 (original rank)
Polinices (Glossaulax) Pilsbry, 1929

}}

Glossaulax is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Glossaulax Pilsbry, 1929. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570170 on 2012-05-30

Species

Glossaulax draconis (Dall, 1903)
Glossaulax epheba (Hedley, 1915)
Glossaulax petiveriana (Récluz, 1843)
Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
Glossaulax reiniana (Dunker, 1877)
† Glossaulax secunda (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) - extinct{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Glossaulax secunda (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) † |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1448566 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}
Glossaulax vesicalis (Philippi, 1849)

;Species brought into synonymy:

Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909): synonym of Neverita aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
Glossaulax bicolor (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Glossaulax petiveriana (Récluz, 1843)
Glossaulax didyma (Röding, 1798): synonym of Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)

Feeding habits

As is true of all naticid genera, species in this genus are carnivorous and predatory.

References

Kilburn, R. N. (1976). A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). Annals of the Natal Museum. 22: 829-884.
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

[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8518896 Pilsbry, H. A. (1929). Neverita reclusiana (Desh.) and its allies. The Nautilus. 42(4): 109-113, pl. 6]

Category:Naticidae