Nepotilla vera

Nepotilla vera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1][2]

Nepotilla vera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Nepotilla
Species:
N. vera
Binomial name
Nepotilla vera
Powell, 1940

Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland

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References

  1. Nepotilla vera Powell, 1940. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Nepotilla vera Powell, 1940". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.


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