(Linné, 1771)

Description:
Shell as Neptunea antiqua , but sinistral (anticlockwise); heigth-breath ratio and spiral sculpture variable.

Size:
Up to 107 x 59 mm.

Distribution:
Only known as fossil.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass Prosobranchia
Superorder Caenogastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Buccinidae
Genus Neptunea
Species Neptunea contraria

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Neptunea contraria (Linnaeus, 1771)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Fusus sinistrosus Deshayes, 1830

Jeffreys, J.G., 1869. British conchology. Vol. V -258 pp. Van Voorst, London.

Poppe, G.T. & Y. Goto, 1991. European Seashells. Vol. I. 352 pp. Wiesbaden/Verlag Christa Hemmen.

Regteren Altena, C. O. van, Bloklander, A. & L. P. Pouderoyen, 1957. De fossiele schelpen van de Nederlandse stranden en zeegaten. Basteria, 21(4 & 5): 67-73.

Seaward, D.R., 1990. Distribution of the marine molluscs of north west Europe. Nature Conservancy Council.

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