Neptunea Roding 1798
Genus Neptunea Röding, 1798 Type species: Murex antiquus Linnaeus, 1758, (SD, Sandberger, 1861). Diagnosis: Shell large, sturdy, pyriform to fusiform; periostracum thin or absent; with short to moderately long, nearly straight to twisted siphonal canal. Sculpture chiefly spiral cords or lirae, axial...
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8391573 http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B1CA1BFFDF7C04FF18C892FBCE4994 |
Summary: | Genus Neptunea Röding, 1798 Type species: Murex antiquus Linnaeus, 1758, (SD, Sandberger, 1861). Diagnosis: Shell large, sturdy, pyriform to fusiform; periostracum thin or absent; with short to moderately long, nearly straight to twisted siphonal canal. Sculpture chiefly spiral cords or lirae, axial sculpture (if present) of strong folds, or flaring lamellar extensions in some species. Operculum large, nearly filling aperture, nucleus terminal. Remarks: The genus ( sensa strict. ) is reviewed by Fraussen & Terryn (2007). Published as part of Mclean, James H. & Clark, Roger N., 2023, Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, pp. 151-201 in Zootaxa 5351 (2) on page 175, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5351.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8391375 |
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