Polinices albumen Linnaeus 1758 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Caenogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Alternative combination: Nerita albumen

Belongs to Polinices according to R. Majima 1989

Sister taxa: Natica (Polinices) togoensis, Polinices (Conuber), Polinices (Hypterita), Polinices (Polinella), Polinices (Polinices), Polinices albus, Polinices blaesus, Polinices candidissimus, Polinices cerovaensis, Polinices coensis, Polinices conicus, Polinices dubius, Polinices eminulus, Polinices fallai, Polinices flemingianus, Polinices gainesanus, Polinices hepaticus, Polinices hornii, Polinices incei, Polinices intemeratus, Polinices intermeratus, Polinices kummeli, Polinices lacteus, Polinices lavelana, Polinices lobatus, Polinices mammata, Polinices mammilla, Polinices melanostomus, Polinices mercedensis, Polinices otis, Polinices panamaensis, Polinices peselephanti, Polinices porcana, Polinices powisiana, Polinices prolactea, Polinices pseudoredempta, Polinices recluziana, Polinices redemptus, Polinices repenningi, Polinices sebae, Polinices shumardianus, Polinices simiae, Polinices sookensis, Polinices sordidus, Polinices stanislasmeunieri, Polinices subtenuis, Polinices susanaensis, Polinices uber, Polinices victorianus, Polinices waipaensis, Polinices washingtonensis, Polinices weisbordi, Polynices consimilis, Polynices hornii, Polynices jorgensis, Polynices ortmanni, Polynices santacrucensis, Naticella compressa, Naticella bronnii, Naticella tuba, Naticella praesublineata, Naticella arctecostata

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1 collection), Japan (1)

• Miocene of Japan (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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