Gastropoda - Naticoidea - Naticidae

Alternative combinations: Falsilunatia patagonica, Natica patagonica, Polinices patagonica, Polinices patagonicus, Polynices patagonica

Synonyms: Friginatica recognita Mabille and Rochebrune 1889, Natica magellanica Hombron and Jacquinot 1854, Natica recognita Mabille and Rochebrune 1889, Natica subantarctica Preston 1913, Polinices (Euspira) vaginatus Dall 1908

Belongs to Euspira according to G. Pastorino 2005

Sister taxa: Euspira antarctidia, Euspira catena, Euspira catenoides, Euspira compressa, Euspira constricta, Euspira ella, Euspira falklandica, Euspira glaucinoides, Euspira guamblinensis, Euspira helicina, Euspira heros, Euspira internus, Euspira jacksonensis, Euspira marylandica, Euspira meisensis, Euspira morisi, Euspira muriciformis, Euspira pallida, Euspira propeinternus, Euspira punjabensis, Euspira rectilabrum, Euspira roei, Euspira saginata, Euspira sergipensis, Euspira strebeli, Euspira triseriata, Euspira vicanus, Euspira waltonensis, Polinices (Euspira) clementensis, Polinices (Euspira) hotsoni, Polinices (Euspira) nuciformis, Polinices (Euspira) vientoensis

Ecology: infaunal carnivore