Tectonatica


Tectonatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Fossil record

Fossils of Tectonatica are found in marine strata from the Eocene until the Quaternary. Fossils are known from various localities in Europe, North America, South America and Japan.

Distribution

This marine genus occurs in the Indo-West Pacific and off Australia.

Species

Species within the genus Tectonatica include:Tectonatica bougei Tectonatica impervia Tectonatica lactinea Tectonatica micra
;Species brought into synonymy :Tectonatica clausiformis Oyama, 1969: synonym of Cryptonatica affinis Tectonatica filosa : synonym of Tectonatica sagraiana Tectonatica flammulata : synonym of Tectonatica sagraiana Tectonatica janthostomoides Kuroda & Habe, 1949: synonym of Cryptonatica janthostomoides Tectonatica operculata : synonym of Cryptonatica operculata Tectonatica pavimentum : synonym of Tanea pavimentum Tectonatica rikuzenensis Tiba, 1985: synonym of Cryptonatica ranzii Tectonatica unicolor : synonym of Tectonatica lactinea Tectonatica venustula : synonym of Notocochlis venustula : synonym of ''Notocochlis gualteriana''