Neptunea ithia

Neptunea ithia is a species of large sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Neptunea
Apertural view of a shell of Neptunea ithia, the operculum glued in place on cotton. From British Columbia, Canada.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Neptunea
Species:
N. ithia
Binomial name
Neptunea ithia
Dall, 1891

References
  1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Neptunea Röding, 1798. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491174 on 2012-2-11


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