Tectonatica

Tectonatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Tectonatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. ==Fossil record== Fossils of Tectonatica are found in marine strata from the Eocene until the Quaternary (age range: from 61.7 to 0.0 million years ago.). Fossils are known from various localities in Europe, North America, South America and Japan. ==Distribution== This marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia). of Italy]] ==Species== Species within the genus Tectonatica include: Tectonatica bougei (Sowerby III, 1908) Tectonatica impervia (Philippi, 1845) Tectonatica lactinea (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) Tectonatica micra (Haas, 1953) † Tectonatica occulta (Deshayes, 1864) Tectonatica prietoi (Hidalgo, 1873) Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822) Tectonatica rizzae (Philippi, 1844) Tectonatica robillardi (Sowerby, 1894) Tectonatica sagraiana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Tectonatica shorehami (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900) Tectonatica suffusa (Reeve, 1855) Tectonatica tecta (Anton, 1838) † Tectonatica tectula (Sacco, 1890) Tectonatica violacea (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Tectonatica zonulata (Thiele, 1930) Species brought into synonymy : Tectonatica clausiformis Oyama, 1969 : synonym of Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791) Tectonatica filosa (Philippi, 1845) : synonym of Tectonatica sagraiana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Tectonatica flammulata (Requien, 1848) : synonym of Tectonatica sagraiana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Tectonatica janthostomoides Kuroda & Habe, 1949 : synonym of Cryptonatica janthostomoides (Kuroda & Habe, 1949) Tectonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) : synonym of Cryptonatica operculata (Jeffreys, 1885) Tectonatica pavimentum (Recluz, 1844) : synonym of Tanea pavimentum (Recluz, 1844) Tectonatica rikuzenensis Tiba, 1985 : synonym of Cryptonatica ranzii (Kuroda, 1961) Tectonatica unicolor (Ma & Zhang, 1993) : synonym of Tectonatica lactinea (X.-T. Ma & S.-P. Zhang, 1993) Tectonatica venustula (Philippi, 1851) : synonym of Notocochlis venustula (Philippi, 1851) : synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844) ==References== Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449. Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. Robba E., Pedriali L. & Quaggiotto E. (2016). Eocene, Oligocene and Miocene naticid gastropods of northern Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 122(2): 109-234 ==External links== Huelsken, T. et al. (2008) The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Isola del Giglio (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa, 1770:1-40. Sacco, F. (1890). Catalogo paleontologico del bacino terziaro del Piemonte. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana. 8(3): 281-356; 9(2): 185-340

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