Polinices



Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.

Species
Species within the genus Polinices include:
 * Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices alveatus (Troschel, 1852)
 * Polinices amiculatus (Philippi, 1849)
 * Polinices aurantius (Röding, 1798)
 * Polinices bifasciatus (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
 * Polinices candidissimus (Le Guillou, 1842)
 * † Polinices cerovaensis Harzhauser, 2011
 * † Polinices chattonensis (Marwick, 1924)
 * Polinices citrinus (Philippi, 1851)
 * Polinices cleistopsila Barnard, 1963
 * Polinices constanti Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012
 * Polinices cora (d'Orbigny, 1840)
 * Polinices cumingianus (Récluz, 1844)
 * Polinices effusus (Swainson, 1840)
 * † Polinices fallai (Fletcher, 1938)
 * Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844)
 * Polinices grunerianus (Philippi, 1852)
 * Polinices hacketti Marincovich, 1975
 * Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798) - brown moonsnail
 * † Polinices huttoni Ihering, 1907
 * Polinices immaculatus (Totten, 1835)
 * Polinices intemeratus (Philippi, 1853)
 * † Polinices intracrassus Finlay, 1924
 * Polinices jukesii (Reeve, 1855)
 * Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834) - milk moonsnail
 * † Polinices laxus (Finlay, 1926)
 * Polinices leptaleus Watson, 1881
 * Polinices limi Pilsbry, 1931
 * † Polinices lobatus (Marwick, 1924)
 * † Polinices mackayi Marwick, 1931
 * Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices mediopacificus Kosuge, 1979
 * Polinices mellosus (Hedley, 1924)
 * † Polinices mucronatus (Marwick, 1924)
 * † Polinices oneroaensis Powell & Bartrum, 1929
 * † Polinices otaioensis Marwick, 1960
 * Polinices otis G.B. Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829
 * Polinices paciae Bozzetti, 1997
 * Polinices panamaensis (Récluz, 1844)
 * † Polinices parki Finlay & Marwick, 1937
 * Polinices perspicuus (Récluz, 1850)
 * Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
 * Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844)
 * † Polinices propeovatus (Marwick, 1924)
 * Polinices psilus (Watson, 1886)
 * Polinices putealis Garrard, 1961
 * † Polinices redemptus (Michelotti, 1847)
 * Polinices sagamiensis Pilsbry, 1904
 * † Polinices sagenus Suter, 1917
 * Polinices tawhitirahia Powell, 1965
 * Polinices uber (Valenciennes, 1832)
 * Polinices uberinus (d'Orbigny, 1842) - dwarf white moonsnail, white moonsnail
 * † Polinices unisulcatus (Marwick, 1924)
 * Polinices vavaosi (Reeve, 1855)
 * Polinices vestitus Kuroda, 1961
 * † Polinices waipaensis (Marwick, 1924)
 * † Polinices waipipiensis (Marwick, 1924)


 * Species brought into synonymy:
 * Polinices agujanus Dall, 1908 : synonym of Lunatia agujana (Dall, 1908)
 * Polinices albus Montfort, 1810 : synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices alderi (Forbes, 1838) : synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
 * Polinices aulacoglossa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909 : synonym of Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
 * Polinices bahamensis (Dall, 1825) : synonym of Sigatica semisulcata (Gray, 1839)
 * Polinices bathyraphe Pilsbry, 1911 : synonym of Sigatica bathyraphe (Pilsbry, 1911)
 * Polinices blaesus Marwick, 1929 †: synonym of Polinella blaesa (Marwick, 1929) †
 * Polinices blaizensis Kilburn, 1976 : synonym of Euspira blaizensis (Kilburn, 1976) (original combination)
 * Polinices caprae (Philippi, 1852) : synonym of Mammilla caprae (Philippi, 1852)
 * Polinices columnaris (Récluz, 1850) : synonym of Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
 * Polinices conicus (Lamarck, 1822) : synonym of Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
 * Polinices creper Marwick, 1965 †: synonym of Polinella creper (Marwick, 1965) † (original combination)
 * Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798) : synonym of Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
 * Polinices draconis (Dall, 1903) : synonym of Glossaulax draconis (Dall, 1903)
 * Polinices dubius (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of Polinices constanti Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012
 * Polinices duplicatus (Say, 1822) : synonym of Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
 * Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915 : synonym of Glossaulax epheba (Hedley, 1915)
 * Polinices fibrosa (Souleyet, 1852) : synonym of Mammilla fibrosa (Gray, 1850)
 * Polinices fringillus (Dall, 1881) : synonym of Euspira fringilla (Dall, 1881)
 * Polinices fryei Laws, 1933 †: synonym of Polinella fryei (Laws, 1933) † (original combination)
 * Polinices fuscus (Blainville, 1825) : synonym of Lunatia fusca (Blainville, 1825)
 * Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
 * Polinices gradisuturalis Marwick, 1932 †: synonym of Polinella gradisuturalis (Marwick, 1932) †
 * Polinices groenlandica [sic]: synonym of Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842) : synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (incorrect gender ending)
 * Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842) : synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
 * Polinices grossularia Marche-Marchad, 1957 : synonym of Lunatia grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
 * Polinices guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826) : synonym of Euspira guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
 * Polinices helicoides (Gray, 1825) : synonym of Hypterita helicoides (Gray, 1825)
 * Polinices heros Say, 1822 : synonym of Euspira heros (Say, 1822)
 * Polinices incei (Philippi, 1853) : synonym of Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
 * Polinices kurodai Iw. Taki, 1944 : synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
 * Polinices lewisii: synonym of Euspira lewisii (Gould, 1847)
 * Polinices litorinus Dall, 1908 : synonym of Lunatia litorina (Dall, 1908)
 * Polinices macilenta (Philippi, 1844) : synonym of Lunatia macilenta (Philippi, 1844)
 * Polinices macrostoma (Philippi, 1852) : synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
 * Polinices mamilla [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices mammata [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammatus (Röding, 1798) : synonym of Mammilla mammata (Röding, 1798) (incorrect gender ending)
 * Polinices maurus (Lamarck, 1816) : synonym of Mammilla maura (Lamarck, 1816)
 * Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Polinices motutaraensis Powell, 1935 †: synonym of Taniella motutaraensis (Powell, 1935) †
 * Polinices nanus Möller, 1842 : synonym of Pseudopolinices nanus (Möller, 1842)
 * Polinices napus (E.A. Smith, 1904) : synonym of Euspira napus (E.A. Smith, 1904)
 * Polinices nubilus (Dall, 1889) : synonym of Payraudeautia nubila (Dall, 1889)
 * Polinices obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885) : synonym of Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
 * Polinices opaca [sic]: synonym of Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851) : synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) (incorrect gender ending)
 * Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851) : synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Polinices pallidus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) : synonym of Lunatia pallida (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
 * Polinices pardoanus Dall, 1908 : synonym of Lunatia pardoana (Dall, 1908)
 * Polinices parvulus Bozzetti, 2010 : synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)
 * Polinices patagonicus (Philippi, 1845) : synonym of Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845)
 * Polinices pila Pilsbry, 1911 : synonym of Lunatia pila (Pilsbry, 1911)
 * Polinices planispirus Suter, 1917 †: synonym of Magnatica planispira (Suter, 1917) † (original combination)
 * Polinices porcelanus (d'Orbigny, 1839) : synonym of Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)
 * Polinices presubplicata Bouchet & Warén, 1993 : synonym of Euspira presubplicata (Bouchet & Warén, 1993)
 * Polinices priamus (Récluz, 1843) : synonym of Mammilla priamus (Récluz, 1844)
 * Polinices pseudovitreus Finlay, 1924 †: synonym of Uberella pseudovitrea (Finlay, 1924) †
 * Polinices psila [sic]: synonym of Polinices psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886) (incorrect gender ending)
 * Polinices pulchella (Risso, 1826) : synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
 * Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices rapulum (Reeve, 1855) : synonym of Polinices intemeratus (Philippi, 1853)
 * Polinices ravidus (Souleyet, 1852) : synonym of Polinices amiculatus (Philippi, 1849)
 * Polinices reclusianus (Deshayes, 1839) : synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
 * Polinices recluzianus (Deshayes, 1839) : synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
 * Polinices sandwichensis Dall, 1895 : synonym of Natica sandwichensis (Dall, 1895)
 * Polinices sebae (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)
 * Polinices simiae (Deshayes, 1838) : synonym of Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
 * Polinices sordidus (Swainson, 1821) : synonym of Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
 * Polinices stanleyi Marwick, 1948 †: synonym of Polinices waipipiensis (Marwick, 1924) † (synonym)
 * Polinices subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885) : synonym of Euspira subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885)
 * Polinices tawhitirahia Powell, 1965 : synonym of Polinices mellosum (Hedley, 1924)
 * Polinices triseriata (Say, 1826) : synonym of Lunatia triseriata (Say, 1826)
 * Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840) : synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855) : synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
 * Polinices yokoyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1952 : synonym of Euspira yokoyamai (Kuroda & Habe, 1952)
 * Polinices zanzibarica Recluz, 1844 : synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)