Nepotilla excavata
Nepotilla excavata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
| Nepotilla excavata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Nepotilla |
| Species: | N. excavata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nepotilla excavata (Gatliff, 1906) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Daphnella excavata Gatliff, 1906 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
References
- Nepotilla excavata (Gatliff, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
- Gatliff, J.H. 1906. On some Victorian marine Mollusca, new species, and others little-known. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 19(1): 1-4, pls 1-2
- May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
- Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
External links
- Molluscs of Tasmania: Nepotilla excavata
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
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