''Nepotilla excavata'' is a
species 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 ...
, a 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 ...
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. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1.5 mm and 2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is
endemic to Australia and occurs off
Tasmania,
New South Wales,
Victoria and
South Australia.
References
* Gatliff, J.H. 1906. ''On some Victorian marine Mollusca, new species, and others little-known.'' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 19(1): 1-4, pls 1-2
* May, W.L. 1923. ''An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species.'' Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp.
* Laseron, C. 1954. ''Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca).'' Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
External links
Molluscs of Tasmania: ''Nepotilla excavata''*
excavata
Gastropods described in 1906
Gastropods of Australia
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