Neverita delessertiana

Neverita delessertiana
Neverita delessertiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Neverita
Species: N. delessertiana
Binomial name
Neverita delessertiana
(Récluz, 1843)

Neverita delessertiana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1] [2]

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Distribution

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 67.5 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 0 m.[3]

References

  1. ^ Neverita delessertiana (Récluz, 1843). WoRMS (2010). Neverita delessertiana (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419761 on 17 June 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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