Polinices (Polinices) aurantius Lamarck 1822 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Natica aurantia

Belongs to Polinices (Polinices) according to C. H. Oostingh 1935

Sister taxa: Polinices (Polinices) amiculatus, Polinices (Polinices) bifasciatus, Polinices (Polinices) gesteri, Polinices (Polinices) hornii, Polinices (Polinices) limi, Polinices (Polinices) otis, Polinices (Polinices) panamaensis, Polinices (Polinices) pijiguayensis, Polinices (Polinices) powisianus, Polinices (Polinices) susanaensis, Polinices (Polinices) woodsi

Ecology: fast-moving semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (1), the Philippines (1)

• Miocene of Indonesia (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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