Shell Family of Taiwan
Naticidae 玉螺科contain111 species in Taiwan,show46 - 60
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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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 Natica manceli   Jousseaume, 1874  
 Natica melanoperculata   Liu  
 Natica nipponensis 旋花玉螺  Kuroda, 1961  
 Natica onca 中華玉螺  Roeding, 1798  
 Natica pseustes 紫斑玉螺  Watson, 1881  
 Natica pulicaris   Philippi, 1852  
 Natica sagittata 失痕玉螺  (Menke, 1843)  
 Natica scopaespira   Liu  
 Natica sertata   Menke, 1843  
 Natica shoichiroi 小斑玉螺  Kuroda, 1961  
 Natica spadiceoides   Liu  
 Natica stellata 星斑玉螺  (Hedley, 1913)  
 Natica superaotanta   Schepman  
 Natica tabularis 粉紅玉螺  Kuroda, 1961  
 Natica tenuipicta   Kuroda, 1961