Neptunea contraria
| Neptunea contraria | |
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| Shell of Neptunea contraria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Neptunea |
| Species: | N. contraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptunea contraria (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
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Neptunea contraria is a left-handed species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
[edit]Neptunea contraria is a carnivorous gastropod. They have shells that are typically sinistral, or coiled to the left. The length of the shell typically reaches around 100mm, while larger specimens can reach up to 190mm. There is not much variation in this species, and it is not easily mistaken for other gastropods. Colors of the shell can range between white and dark brown.[2]
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Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 Neptunea contraria (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2010.
- ↑ "The Chong Chen Archives | ConchologyBUCCINIDAE NEPTUNEA CONTRARIA". www.conchology.be. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- 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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- Linnaeus C. (1771). Mantissa plantarum: Generum editionis VI. et specierum editionis II. L. Salvius, Holmiae
- Deshayes, G. P. (1830-1832). Encyclopédie méthodique ou par ordre de matières. Histoire naturelle des Vers et Mollusques. Vol. 2: viii+1-594
- Bouchet, P. & Warén, A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico. supplement 1: 121-296
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