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Neptunea contraria

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Neptunea contraria
Shell of Neptunea contraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Neptunea
Species:
N. contraria
Binomial name
Neptunea contraria
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusus perversus Kiener, 1840
  • Fusus sinistrorsus Deshayes, 1832
  • Murex contrarius Linnaeus, 1771
  • Tritonium antiquum var. contrarium (Linnaeus, 1771)

Neptunea contraria is a left-handed species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 100.9 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily. It habitats a wide range of depths, from around 100 to 800 meters deep.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Neptunea contraria (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2010.
  • Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2007). The family Buccinidae. Genus Neptunea. In: A Conchological Iconography [Directed by Guido T. Poppe & Klaus Groh]. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 159 pp., 154 pls
  • de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, the Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom
  • Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
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