| Neptunea gyroscopoides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Neptunea |
| Species: | N. gyroscopoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptunea gyroscopoides Fraussen & Terryn, 2007[1] | |
Neptunea gyroscopoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
Description
This cold water species attains a size of 120 mm.
Distribution
Northern Pacific Ocean: Alaska.
References
- ↑ Fraussen & Terryn (2007). A Conchological Iconography. The Family Buccinidae. Genus Neptunea. ConchBooks (Ed.) 1–319. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ Neptunea gyroscopoides Fraussen & Terryn, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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