''Nepotilla'' is a genus of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, marine

gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

mollusks in the family

Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...

Description

This genus is allied to ''

Eucyclotoma ''Eucyclotoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. Species Species within the genus ''Eucyclotoma'' include: * ''Eucyclotoma albomacula'' Kay, 1979 * ''Eucyclotoma bicarinata'' (Peas ...

'' by its spirally grooved

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, but distinguished there from by its minute size, turreted spire, and few

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Distribution

Species of this genus occur off New Zealand and

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(New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria).

Species

Species within the genus ''Nepotilla'' include: * '' Nepotilla aculeata'' (May, 1916) * '' Nepotilla amoena'' (Sars G.O., 1878) * † '' Nepotilla bartrumi'' Laws, 1939 * ''

Nepotilla bathentoma ''Nepotilla bathentoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 2.8 mm, its diameter 1.45 mm. (Original description) The small, white, thin shell consist ...

'' (Verco, 1909) * '' Nepotilla carinata'' Laseron, 1954 * ''

Nepotilla diaphana ''Nepotilla diaphana'', common name the transparent false-turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk ...

'' May, 1920 * ''

Nepotilla excavata ''Nepotilla excavata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & R ...

'' (Gatliff, 1906) * ''

Nepotilla fenestrata ''Nepotilla fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm. (Original description) The delicate, white shell contains 5 wh ...

'' (Verco, 1909) * '' Nepotilla finlayi'' Powell, 1937 * '' Nepotilla lamellosa'' (Sowerby III, 1896) * ''

Nepotilla marmorata ''Nepotilla marmorata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. ''Daphnella marmorata'' (Verco, 1909) is a junior homonym of '' Daphnella marmorata'' Hinds, 1844 Description Joseph Verco (1909) an ...

'' (Verco, 1909) * ''

Nepotilla microscopica ''Nepotilla microscopica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 1.3 mm, its diameter 0.7 mm. (Original description) The very minute, yellowish shell co ...

'' (May, 1916) * ''

Nepotilla mimica ''Nepotilla mimica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. ;Variety: ''Nepotilla mimica fusca'' (Sowerby III, 1896) : a dark brown variety. Description The length of the shell attains 7 mm, its di ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1896) * ''

Nepotilla minuta ''Nepotilla minuta'', common name the minute turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. ''Daphnella minuta'' Verco, 1909 is a synonym of '' Nepotilla mimica'' (Sowerby III, 1896), according to H ...

'' (Tenison-Woods, 1877) * ''

Nepotilla nezi ''Taranis nezi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Nepotilla nezi (Okutani, 1964). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mar ...

'' (Okutani, 1964) * ''

Nepotilla nitidula ''Nepotilla nitidula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to New Zealand an ...

'' Powell, 1940 * ''

Nepotilla powelli ''Nepotilla powelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Ro ...

'' Dell, 1956 * ''

Nepotilla serrata ''Nepotilla serrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Ro ...

'' Laseron, 1954 * '' Nepotilla triseriata'' (Verco, 1909) * '' Nepotilla tropicalis'' Hedley, 1922 * '' Nepotilla vera'' Powell, 1940

References

* Powell, A.W.B. 1966. ''The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species.'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23 * Wilson, B. 1994. ''Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods.'' Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.

External links

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Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae

Mollucs of Tasmania
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3714720 Raphitomidae Gastropod genera