Naticids are widely distributed and occur worldwide and are considered to be a delicate part the web of nature amongst many others. The greatest diversity of both species and genera is found in tropical regions. Even … अधिक पहा

In Korean cuisine, moon snails are called golbaengi (골뱅이) and eaten as golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad).
Moon snail … अधिक पहा

Genera in the family Naticidae include:
Unassigned to a subfamily:
• Haliotinella Souverbie, 1875
• Microlinices Simone, 2014 अधिक पहा

Moon snails live on sandy substrates, at a great variety of depths depending on the species (from the intertidal zone to thousands of meters in depth). They are often seen … अधिक पहा

Naticids are predatory, feeding mostly on bivalves. They will also attack almost any other shelled mollusk they encounter in the sand, such as अधिक पहा

Traditional classification
Some authors have suggested a distinct separation of the Naticidae into four subfamilies: Ampullospirinae, Naticinae, Polinicinae and … अधिक पहा

• Powell A. W. B. 1979. New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand ISBN 0-00-216906-1
• Ponder W. & Lindberg D. 1997. Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs; an analysis using … अधिक पहा