Neverita josephinia

Neverita josephinia Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Neverita josephinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Neverita
Species:	N. josephinia
Binomial name
Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826
Synonyms
Neverita olla (Serres, M. de, 1829) Neverita philippiana (Récluz, C., 1855)

Neverita josephinia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon shells. ^[1]

This is the type species of the genus Neverita.

The fossil record of this species dates back to the Oligocene (age range: 23.03 to 0.012 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Hungary, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain and Morocco. ^[2]

The sand collar of N. josephinia from the Ebro River Delta in Catalonia, Spain

Distribution

This is a Mediterranean species.^{[1] [3]}

Description

Like other species in this genus, this snail has a corneous operculum.

References

1. Huelsken, T.; Marek, C; Schreiber, S; Schmidt, I; Hollmann, M. (2008). "The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 1770: 1–40. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
2. Fossilworks
3. Huelsken T. et al. 2006. Neverita delessertiana (Recluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution. Zootaxa, 1257:1-25.

External links

• Images of shells of Neverita josephinia