Polinices (Neverita) insignis Nagao 1928 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: T. Nagao. 1928. Palaeogene fossils of the Island of Kyushu, Japan Part II. Science Reports of the Tohoku Imperial University 12(1):11-140

Belongs to Polinices (Neverita) according to T. Nagao 1928

Sister taxa: Natica (Neverita) convexa, Neverita (Glossaulax), Neverita (Hypterita), Neverita (Neverita), Neverita asagaiensis, Neverita calvimontana, Neverita chiloensis, Neverita chipolanus, Neverita duplicatus, Neverita eocenica, Neverita jamesae, Neverita josephinia, Neverita kaitbeyensis, Neverita limula, Neverita nereidis, Neverita olla, Neverita pabloensis, Neverita paraguanensis, Neverita samanensis, Neverita semiglobosa, Neverita subreclusiana, Polynices (Neverita) eocenica

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Polinices (Neverita) insignis in the database

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