Neptunea angulata

Extinct species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neptunea angulata

Neptunea angulata is an extinct species of large fossil sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae.

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Neptunea angulata
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Neptunea angulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Neptunea
Species:
N. angulata
Binomial name
Neptunea angulata
Harmer, 1914
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There is some confusion concerning the nomenclature (the naming) of this extinct taxon. The species was formerly known as Neptunea contraria. This is, however, the name of a modern extant species, and therefore the two names are not synonyms. This has been clarified by Nelson & Pain, 1986.[1]

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Shells of Neptunea angulata

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