Neverita josephinia
| Neverita josephinia | |
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| Neverita josephina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Neverita |
| Species: | N. josephinia |
| Binomial name | |
| Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neverita olla (Serres, M. de, 1829) | |
A shell of N. josephinia
Neverita josephinia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon shells. [1]
This is the type species of the genus Neverita.
Distribution
This is a Mediterranean species.[1] [2]
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The sand collar of N. josephinia from the Ebro River Delta in Catalonia, Spain
Description
Like other species in this genus, this snail has a corneous operculum.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huelsken, T.; Marek, C; Schreiber, S; Schmidt, I; Hollmann, M. (2008). "The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses" (PDF). Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 1770: 1–40. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ↑ Huelsken T. et al. 2006. Neverita delessertiana (Recluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution. Zootaxa, 1257:1-25.
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