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species
Neptunea alabaster Alexeyev & Fraussen, 2005
kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Mollusca - mollusks » class Gastropoda - gastropods » order Neogastropoda » family Buccinidae - Whelks » genus Neptunea
ID: 1408114
pID: 585985
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2020-03-19 16:58:43 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-23 23:05:46
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[[t:1408114;<em>Neptunea alabaster</em>]] Alexeyev & Fraussen, 2005
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1408114/"><em>Neptunea alabaster</em></a>
pID: 585985
Taxonomic rank: 150
Author of the record: Libor Prudký
Created: 2020-03-19 16:58:43 - User Delsing Jan
Data last updated: 2021-02-23 23:05:46
URL: https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1408114/
Text function: [[t:1408114;<em>Neptunea alabaster</em>]]
[[t:1408114;<em>Neptunea alabaster</em>]] Alexeyev & Fraussen, 2005
Reference: <a href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id1408114/"><em>Neptunea alabaster</em></a>
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Description
Author: Jan Delsing
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Type locality: Russia, Bering Sea, the Gulf of Oljutor, 59° 06'4 N, 166° 02'7 E, 330-335 m. Range and habitat: Neptunea alabaster is an Arctic species, only known from the western Bering Sea off the Gulf of Oljutor.
Description: Shell of medium size (usually 110-120 mm), thin but solid, snow-white. Subsutural slope broad, concave on upper spire whorls, straight or slightly convex on body whorl. Upper spire whorls sculptured with 2 sharp primary spiral cords, penultimate whorl with 4 strong
primary spiral cords, the fourth one occasionally partly concealed under lower suture, interspaces with alternating broad and finer secondary spiral cords. Outer lip thin, flared, irregular.
Comparison: Neptunea alabaster is a beautiful, snow-white shell, easy to distinguish from other species by the prominent spiral sculpture with alternating secondary spiral cords and rather narrow interspaces. The outer lip is flared, thin, fragile and occasionally rather wrikled.
Description: Shell of medium size (usually 110-120 mm), thin but solid, snow-white. Subsutural slope broad, concave on upper spire whorls, straight or slightly convex on body whorl. Upper spire whorls sculptured with 2 sharp primary spiral cords, penultimate whorl with 4 strong
primary spiral cords, the fourth one occasionally partly concealed under lower suture, interspaces with alternating broad and finer secondary spiral cords. Outer lip thin, flared, irregular.
Comparison: Neptunea alabaster is a beautiful, snow-white shell, easy to distinguish from other species by the prominent spiral sculpture with alternating secondary spiral cords and rather narrow interspaces. The outer lip is flared, thin, fragile and occasionally rather wrikled.
Fraussen, K. & Terryn, Y., 2007. The family Buccinidae: Genus Neptunea.
Author: Jan Delsing
Links and literature
Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Neptunea alabaster Alexeyev & Fraussen, 2005]Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013