Glossaulax reclusiana

Glossaulax reclusiana
Shells of Glossaulax reclusiana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Glossaulax
Species:
G. reclusiana
Binomial name
Glossaulax reclusiana
(Deshayes, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Natica reclusiana Deshayes, 1839
  • Neverita alta Arnold, 1903
  • Neverita reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Neverita reclusiana imperforata Dall, 1909 junior subjective synonym
  • Neverita recluziana [sic] (Deshayes, 1839) misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Neverita recluziana var. alta (Arnold, 1903 (misspelling; variety)
  • Neverita recluziana var. imperforata Dall, 1909 (variety)
  • Neverita secta Gabb, 1864 † junior subjective synonym
  • Polinices reclusianus (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Polinices recluzianus [sic] (Deshayes, 1839) (misspelling)
  • Polinices recluzianus alta Arnold, 1903
  • Polinices recluzianus var. imperforata Dall, 1909 (variety)
  • Polynices (Neverita) recluziana [sic] superseded combination (misspelling) Polynices (Neverita) recluziana var. alta
  • Arnold, 1903 (variety)

Glossaulax reclusiana, also known as Recluz's moon snail, is a species of sea snail in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. It is named for French amateur malacologist César Auguste Récluz.