Notocochlis

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

Notocochlis
shell of Notocochlis chemnitzii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Subfamily: Naticinae
Genus: Notocochlis
Powell, 1933
Type species
Cochlis migratoria Powell, 1927
Synonyms

Natica (Notocochlis)

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 Tanea hilaris (G.B. Sowerby, III, 1914)
  • Notocochlis marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Natica marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Notocochlis sagittata (Menke, 1843): synonym of Tanea sagittata (Menke, 1843)
  • Notocochlis schoutanica (May, 1913): synonym of Tasmatica schoutanica (May, 1913)
  • Notocochlis tigrina (Röding, 1798): synonym of Paratectonatica tigrina (Röding, 1798)
  • Notocochlis tosaensis (Kuroda, 1961): synonym of Tanea tosaensis (Kuroda, 1961)
  • Notocochlis subcostata (Tenison Woods, 1878):[4] synonym of Natica subcostata (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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