Neptuneopsis gilchristi

Neptuneopsis gilchristi, common name the Gilchrist's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Neptuneopsis gilchristi
A shell of Neptuneopsis gilchristi.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Calliotectinae
Genus:
Neptuneopsis
Species:
N. gilchristi
Binomial name
Neptuneopsis gilchristi
Sowerby III, 1898

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby III, 1898. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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