# Polinices

Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.

## Species

Species within the genus Polinices include:
* Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices alveatus (Troschel, 1852)
* Polinices amiculatus (Philippi, 1849)
* Polinices aurantius (Röding, 1798)
* Polinices bifasciatus (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
* Polinices candidissimus (Le Guillou, 1842)
* † Polinices cerovaensis Harzhauser, 2011
* † Polinices chattonensis (Marwick, 1924)
* Polinices citrinus (Philippi, 1851)
* Polinices cleistopsila Barnard, 1963
* Polinices constanti Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012
* Polinices cora (d'Orbigny, 1840)
* Polinices cumingianus (Récluz, 1844)
* Polinices effusus (Swainson, 1840)
* † Polinices fallai (Fletcher, 1938)
* Polinices flemingianus (Recluz, 1844)
* Polinices grunerianus (Philippi, 1852)
* Polinices hacketti Marincovich, 1975
* Polinices hepaticus (Röding, 1798) - brown moonsnail
* † Polinices huttoni Ihering, 1907
* Polinices immaculatus (Totten, 1835)
* Polinices intemeratus (Philippi, 1853)
* † Polinices intracrassus Finlay, 1924
* Polinices jukesii (Reeve, 1855)
* Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834) - milk moonsnail
* † Polinices laxus (Finlay, 1926)
* Polinices leptaleus Watson, 1881
* Polinices limi Pilsbry, 1931
* † Polinices lobatus (Marwick, 1924)
* † Polinices mackayi Marwick, 1931
* Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices mediopacificus Kosuge, 1979
* Polinices mellosus (Hedley, 1924)
* † Polinices mucronatus (Marwick, 1924)
* † Polinices oneroaensis Powell & Bartrum, 1929
* † Polinices otaioensis Marwick, 1960
* Polinices otis G.B. Broderip & Sowerby I, 1829
* Polinices paciae Bozzetti, 1997
* Polinices panamaensis (Récluz, 1844)
* † Polinices parki Finlay & Marwick, 1937
* Polinices perspicuus (Récluz, 1850)
* Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
* Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844)
* † Polinices propeovatus (Marwick, 1924)
* Polinices psilus (Watson, 1886)
* Polinices putealis Garrard, 1961
* † Polinices redemptus (Michelotti, 1847)
* Polinices sagamiensis Pilsbry, 1904
* † Polinices sagenus Suter, 1917
* Polinices tawhitirahia Powell, 1965
* Polinices uber (Valenciennes, 1832)
* Polinices uberinus (d'Orbigny, 1842) - dwarf white moonsnail, white moonsnail
* † Polinices unisulcatus (Marwick, 1924)
* Polinices vavaosi (Reeve, 1855)
* Polinices vestitus Kuroda, 1961
* † Polinices waipaensis (Marwick, 1924)
* † Polinices waipipiensis (Marwick, 1924)

### Species brought into synonymy

* Polinices agujanus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia agujana (Dall, 1908)
* Polinices albus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices alderi (Forbes, 1838): synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
* Polinices aulacoglossa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909: synonym of Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
* Polinices bahamensis (Dall, 1825): synonym of Sigatica semisulcata (Gray, 1839)
* Polinices bathyraphe Pilsbry, 1911: synonym of Sigatica bathyraphe (Pilsbry, 1911)
* Polinices blaesus Marwick, 1929 †: synonym of Polinella blaesa (Marwick, 1929) †
* Polinices blaizensis Kilburn, 1976: synonym of Euspira blaizensis (Kilburn, 1976) (original combination)
* Polinices caprae (Philippi, 1852): synonym of Mammilla caprae (Philippi, 1852)
* Polinices columnaris (Récluz, 1850): synonym of Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
* Polinices conicus (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
* Polinices creper Marwick, 1965 †: synonym of Polinella creper (Marwick, 1965) † (original combination)
* Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798): synonym of Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
* Polinices draconis (Dall, 1903): synonym of Glossaulax draconis (Dall, 1903)
* Polinices dubius (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices constanti Huelsken & Hollmann, 2012
* Polinices duplicatus (Say, 1822): synonym of Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
* Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915: synonym of Glossaulax epheba (Hedley, 1915)
* Polinices fibrosa (Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Mammilla fibrosa (Gray, 1850)
* Polinices fringillus (Dall, 1881): synonym of Euspira fringilla (Dall, 1881)
* Polinices fryei Laws, 1933 †: synonym of Polinella fryei (Laws, 1933) † (original combination)
* Polinices fuscus (Blainville, 1825): synonym of Lunatia fusca (Blainville, 1825)
* Polinices galapagosus (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
* Polinices gradisuturalis Marwick, 1932 †: synonym of Polinella gradisuturalis (Marwick, 1932) †
* Polinices groenlandica [sic]: synonym of Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829) (incorrect gender ending)
* Polinices groenlandicus (Møller, 1842): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
* Polinices grossularia Marche-Marchad, 1957: synonym of Lunatia grossularia (Marche-Marchad, 1957)
* Polinices guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of Euspira guilleminii (Payraudeau, 1826)
* Polinices helicoides (Gray, 1825): synonym of Hypterita helicoides (Gray, 1825)
* Polinices heros Say, 1822: synonym of Euspira heros (Say, 1822)
* Polinices incei (Philippi, 1853): synonym of Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
* Polinices kurodai Iw. Taki, 1944: synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
* Polinices lewisii: synonym of Euspira lewisii (Gould, 1847)
* Polinices litorinus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia litorina (Dall, 1908)
* Polinices macilenta (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Lunatia macilenta (Philippi, 1844)
* Polinices macrostoma (Philippi, 1852): synonym of Mammilla kurodai (Iw. Taki, 1944)
* Polinices mamilla [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices mammata [sic]: synonym of Polinices mammatus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Mammilla mammata (Röding, 1798) (incorrect gender ending)
* Polinices maurus (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Mammilla maura (Lamarck, 1816)
* Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
* Polinices motutaraensis Powell, 1935 †: synonym of Taniella motutaraensis (Powell, 1935) †
* Polinices nanus Möller, 1842: synonym of Pseudopolinices nanus (Möller, 1842)
* Polinices napus (E.A. Smith, 1904): synonym of Euspira napus (E.A. Smith, 1904)
* Polinices nubilus (Dall, 1889): synonym of Payraudeautia nubila (Dall, 1889)
* Polinices obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
* Polinices opaca [sic]: synonym of Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) (incorrect gender ending)
* Polinices opacus (Récluz, 1851): synonym of Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
* Polinices pallidus (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829): synonym of Lunatia pallida (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
* Polinices pardoanus Dall, 1908: synonym of Lunatia pardoana (Dall, 1908)
* Polinices parvulus Bozzetti, 2010: synonym of Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)
* Polinices patagonicus (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Falsilunatia patagonica (Philippi, 1845)
* Polinices pila Pilsbry, 1911: synonym of Lunatia pila (Pilsbry, 1911)
* Polinices planispirus Suter, 1917 †: synonym of Magnatica planispira (Suter, 1917) † (original combination)
* Polinices porcelanus (d'Orbigny, 1839): synonym of Polinices lacteus (Guilding, 1834)
* Polinices presubplicata Bouchet & Warén, 1993: synonym of Euspira presubplicata (Bouchet & Warén, 1993)
* Polinices priamus (Récluz, 1843): synonym of Mammilla priamus (Récluz, 1844)
* Polinices pseudovitreus Finlay, 1924 †: synonym of Uberella pseudovitrea (Finlay, 1924) †
* Polinices psila [sic]: synonym of Polinices psilus (R. B. Watson, 1886) (incorrect gender ending)
* Polinices pulchella (Risso, 1826): synonym of Euspira pulchella (Risso, 1826)
* Polinices pyriformis (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices rapulum (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Polinices intemeratus (Philippi, 1853)
* Polinices ravidus (Souleyet, 1852): synonym of Polinices amiculatus (Philippi, 1849)
* Polinices reclusianus (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
* Polinices recluzianus (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
* Polinices sandwichensis Dall, 1895: synonym of Natica sandwichensis (Dall, 1895)
* Polinices sebae (Récluz, 1844): synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)
* Polinices simiae (Deshayes, 1838): synonym of Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
* Polinices sordidus (Swainson, 1821): synonym of Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
* Polinices stanleyi Marwick, 1948 †: synonym of Polinices waipipiensis (Marwick, 1924) † (synonym)
* Polinices subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Euspira subplicata (Jeffreys, 1885)
* Polinices tawhitirahia Powell, 1965: synonym of Polinices mellosum (Hedley, 1924)
* Polinices triseriata (Say, 1826): synonym of Lunatia triseriata (Say, 1826)
* Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840): synonym of Polinices mammilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Polinices unimaculatus (Reeve, 1855): synonym of Polinices otis (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
* Polinices yokoyamai Kuroda & Habe, 1952: synonym of Euspira yokoyamai (Kuroda & Habe, 1952)
* Polinices zanzibarica Recluz, 1844: synonym of Mammilla sebae (Récluz, 1844)