Northia (gastropod)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Northia
Northia pristis 002.jpg
Northia pristis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Northia
Gray, 1847
Type species
Buccinum pristis Deshayes, 1844

Northia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily of the family Nassariidae .[1]

Species[]

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Northia  :[1]

  • (Griffith & Pidgeon (ex. Gray MS), 1834)
  • (Deshayes, G.P. in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1844) [2]
Taxon inquirendum
  • Northia angulosa Jousseaume, 1898
Northia northiae

References[]

  1. ^ a b Fraussen, K. (2010). Northia Gray, 1847 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490667 on 30 December 2010
  2. ^ "Northia pristis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

External links[]

Media related to Northia at Wikimedia Commons


Retrieved from ""