Polinices lacteus

Polinices lacteus
	Polinices lacteus shell
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Polinices
Species:	P. lacteus
Binomial name
	Polinices lacteus; (Guilding, 1834)
Synonyms
	Natica candidissima Récluz, 1851; Natica caribaea Philippi, 1851; Natica lactea (Guilding, 1834); Natica ochrostoma Récluz, 1850; Natica pfeifferi Philippi, 1851; Natica porcelana d'Orbigny, 1840; Natica puella Philippi, 1852; Natica rodatzii Philippi, 1851 (junior synonym); Natica sanctivincentii Brooks, 1933; Naticina lactea Guilding, 1834 (original combination); Polinices porcelanus (d'Orbigny, 1840); Polynices lacteus (Guilding, 1834);

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

Distribution

Polinices lacteus specimens have been found throughout the southern Atlantic coastlines. This includes the Caribbean Sea, as well as the Canary Islands, the Angolan coast, and the Cape Verde island chain. The species has also been spotted on almost the entirety of the South American coast, plus the Gulf of Mexico.^[2]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[3]
Operculum is thin, horny, yellow or amber-red. (R.Tucker Abbott -1968- "Seashells of North America") Periostracum is thin, yellowish.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 120 m.^[3]

References

^ Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)".
^ ^a ^b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Brooks S.T. 1933. Natica sancti-vincentii, sp. nov. Annals of the Carnegie Museum, 21: 413
MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0.
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp

External links

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[WoRMS-1] Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)".

[Welch_2010-3] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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