Notocochlis

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Notocochlis
Notocochlis chemnitzii 01.JPG
shell of Notocochlis chemnitzii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Naticinae
Genus: Notocochlis
Powell, 1933
Type species
Cochlis migratoria Powell, 1927
Synonyms

Natica (Notocochlis)

Notocochlis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Oligocene epoch to the Quaternary period (age range 23.03 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils have been collected in the sediments of Austria, Germany, India, Italy and Thailand.[2]

Species[]

Species within the genus Notocochlis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Notocochlis antoni (Philippi, 1851): synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)
  • Notocochlis hilaris (G.B. Sowerby III, 1914): synonym of (G.B. Sowerby, III, 1914)
  • Notocochlis marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Notocochlis sagittata (Menke, 1843): synonym of (Menke, 1843)
  • Notocochlis schoutanica (May, 1913): synonym of (May, 1913)
  • Notocochlis tigrina (Röding, 1798): synonym of Paratectonatica tigrina (Röding, 1798)
  • Notocochlis tosaensis (Kuroda, 1961): synonym of (Kuroda, 1961)
  • Notocochlis subcostata (Tenison Woods, 1878):[4] synonym of (J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1878)
  • Notocochlis venustula (Philippi, 1851): synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)

References[]

  1. ^ Notocochlis Powell, 1933. Gofas, S. (2009). Notocochlis Powell, 1933. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=370550 on 21 April 2012 .
  2. ^ Fossilworks
  3. ^ Notocochlis gualteriana Récluz, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  4. ^ Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Notocochlis subcostata


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