Neverita didyma

Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Egg mass

Neverita didyma
A live and active individual of Neverita didyma, viewed from above
Five views of a shell of Neverita didyma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Neverita
Species:	N. didyma
Binomial name
Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
Albula didyma Röding, 1798 Glossaulax didyma (Röding, 1798) Natica ampla Iwakawa, 1900 Natica chemnitzii Récluz in Chenu, 1843 (doubtful synonym) Natica didyma (Röding, 1798) Natica glaucina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 Natica lamarckiana Reeve, L.A., 1855 Natica petiveriana Récluz, C. in Chenu, J.C., 1843 Natica problematica Reeve, L.A., 1855 Natica robusta Dunker, R.W., 1860 Neverita bicolor Philippi, 1849 Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798) Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798) Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915 Polinices papyracea Busch, von dem in Philippi, R.A., 1845 Polinices (Glossaulax) aulacoglossa Pilsbry, H.A. & E.G. Vanatta, 1908, "1909" Polinices (Glossaulax) ephebus Hedley, C., 1915

Subspecies

• Neverita didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
• Neverita didyma hayashii (Azuma, 1961)
• Neverita didyma hosoyai (Kira, 1959)

Description

The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 20 mm and 90 mm. Like all naticids, this species is a carnivore and a predator.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Yellow Sea or off the coast of the Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa of the Indian Ocean.

Culinary use

Golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad)

In Korean cuisine the snails are used in a dish called golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad).^[2]