Shell Family of Taiwan
Naticidae 玉螺科contain111 species in Taiwan,show16 - 30
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Naticidae 玉螺科Shell pyriform to globose, or discoidal, with large last whorl, and smooth or weakly sculptured surface. Outer lip of aperture not thickend, siphonal canal absent. Umbilicus closed or open, generally with prominent funicle. Operculum corneous or calcareous. Buried in sand and carnivorous, boring holes into other mollusc's shells to feed flesh.
Senitfic Name
Chinese Name
omenclator
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 Lunatia fortunei   (Reeve, 1855)  
 Lunatia pila pila   (Pilsbry, 1911)  
 Lunatia yokoyamai   (Kuroda et Habe, 1952)  
 Lunatica gilva   (Philippi)  
 Mammila kurodai 黑田玉螺  Iw. Taki, 1944  
 Mammila syrphetodes   Kilburn, 1976  
 Mammilla mammata   (Roeding, 1798)  
 Mammilla melaostoma   (Gmelin, 1791)  
 Natica alapapilionis 蝴蝶玉螺  (Roeding, 1798)  
 Natica albifasciata   Liu  
 Natica arachnoidea   (Gmelin)  
 Natica asellus   Reeve  
 Natica bathyraphe 小白玉螺  (Pilsbry, 1925)  
 Natica bibalteata 寬帶玉螺  (Sowerby, 1914)  
 Natica cernica   Jousseaume, 1874