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Genus of molluscs

Neverita
A model of a live Neverita duplicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Neverita
Risso, 1826
Type species
Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826
Synonyms
  • Natica (Neverita)
  • Neverita (Neverita) Risso, 1826· accepted, alternate representation
  • Polinices (Neverita) Risso, 1826
  • Uber (Neverita) Risso, 1826

Neverita is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails

The type species of this genus is Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826.

Species

Species within the genus Neverita include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Neverita ampla (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Glossaulax didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
  • Neverita hayashii Azuma, 1961: synonym of Glossaulax didyma hayashii (Azuma, 1961)
  • Neverita hosoyai Kira, 1959: synonym of Glossaulax didyma hosoyai (Kira, 1959)
  • Neverita nana (Møller, 1842): synonym of Pseudopolinices nanus (Møller, 1842)
  • Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Euspira obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
  • Neverita peselephanti ' (Link, 1807): synonym of Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
  • Neverita pilula Locard, 1897: synonym of Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
  • Neverita politiana ' (Dall, 1919): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Neverita reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
  • Neverita reiniana Dunker, 1877: synonym of Glossaulax reiniana (Dunker, 1877) (original combination)
  • Neverita robusta Dunker, 1860: synonym of Glossaulax didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
  • Neverita secta Gabb, 1864: synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Neverita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138241 on 2012-07-12
  2. Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. doi:10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5.
  5. Bouchet, P. (2013) World Register Of Marine Species - Neverita lewisii (WoRMS)

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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Taxon identifiers
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