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Neptunea despecta

Gastropoda - Neptuneidae

Taxonomy
Murex despectus was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Trophon antiquus despectus by Wood (1882); it was recombined as Neptunea despecta by Richards (1962), Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Murex despectus Linnaeus p. 754
1882Trophon antiquus despectus Wood p. 2
1962Neptunea despecta Richards
2008Neptunea despecta Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyNeptuneidaeStimpson 1865
genusNeptuneaRöding 1798
speciesdespecta(Linnaeus 1758)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Neptunea despecta Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Neptunea despecta (227030)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Neptunea despecta (51005)