The northern moon snail, Polinices heros, is a species of large sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc. It is found rather uncommonly intertidally, but is much more commonly subtidally. This species, like all moon snails, feeds voraciously on clams and other snails.
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There are many species of moon snail, all of which are members of the family Naticidae.
The taxonomy down to the family level is:
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Superfamily Naticoidea
Family Naticidae
Within the family Naticidae there are 24 genera, with multiple species in each genus.