| Polinices
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| Polinices lacteus shell
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Mollusca
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| Class:
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Gastropoda
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| Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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| Order:
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Littorinimorpha
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| Superfamily:
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Naticoidea
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| Family:
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Naticidae
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| Genus:
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Polinices
Montfort, 1810
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| Type species
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Polinices albus Montfort, 1810
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| Synonyms
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- Albula Röding, 1798 (Invalid: junior homonym of Albula Osbeck, 1762 [Pisces])
- Eucaryum Ehrenberg, 1831
- Mamillaria Swainson, 1840
- Mamma H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (junior synonym)
- Mammillaria Herrmannsen, 1847 (Unjustified emendation)
- Natica (Mamma) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Natica (Polinices) Montfort, 1810
- Naticella Swainson, 1840
- Naticina Guilding, 1834
- Polinices (Polinices) Montfort, 1810· accepted, alternate representation
- Polynices Herrmannsen, 1847 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Polinices)
- † Uba [sic] (Incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Uber Philippi, 1853
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Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.