Neptunea | |
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Apertural view of a shell of Neptunea ithia, the operculum glued in place on cotton | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Neptunea Röding, 1798 |
Type species | |
Murex antiquus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Neptunea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Neptunea:[1]