Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.[1][2]
Polinices | |
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Polinices lacteus shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
Family: | Naticidae |
Genus: | Polinices Montfort, 1810 |
Type species | |
Polinices albus Montfort, 1810 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Species within the genus Polinices include: