Naticarius
Naticarius is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
The species within this genus were previously placed in the genus Natica, subgenus Naticarius. This classification is still used by a number of leading malacologists.
The operculum in this genus is calcareous.
Species
Species within the genus Naticarius include:Naticarius alapapilionis Naticarius canrena Naticarius colliei Naticarius concinnus Naticarius donghaiensis Naticarius excellens Azuma, 1961Naticarius hainanensis Naticarius hebraeus Naticarius insecta Naticarius lineozona Naticarius manceli Naticarius melanoperculatus Naticarius onca Naticarius orientalis Naticarius philippinensis Naticarius pumilus Kubo, 1997Naticarius scopaespira Naticarius sertatus Naticarius stercusmuscarum Naticarius zonalis;Species brought into synonymy :Naticarius cruentatus sensu Poppe & Goto, 1991: synonym of Naticarius hebraeus Naticarius fanel : synonym of Naticarius hebraeus Naticarius lavendula Woolacott, 1956: synonym of Natica buriasiensis Récluz, 1844Naticarius lineatus : synonym of Tanea lineata Naticarius marochiensis : synonym of Natica marochiensis Naticarius oteroi Fernandes & Rolán, 1990: synonym of Natica oteroi Naticarius punctatus : synonym of Naticarius stercusmuscarum Naticarius subcostatus : synonym of Notocochlis subcostata Naticarius vittatus : synonym of ''Natica vittata''