Polinices aurantius

Polinices aurantius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Polinices
Species:	P. aurantius
Binomial name
	Polinices aurantius; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Albula aurantium Röding, 1798 (basionym); Natica aurantia (Röding, 1798); Natica straminea Récluz, 1844; Natica sulphurea Récluz, 1844;

Polinices aurantius is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

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