Neptuneinae

Subfamily of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Neptuneinae are taxonomic subfamily of large sea snails, often known as whelks.[1]

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Neptuneinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Subfamily: Neptuneinae
W. Stimpson, 1865
Synonyms
  • Chrysodominae Dall, 1870
  • Neptuneidae W. Stimpson, 1865
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Genera

Synonyms
  • Barbitonia Dall, 1916 accepted as Neptunea (Barbitonia) Dall, 1916 represented as Neptunea Röding, 1798
  • Chrysodomus Swainson, 1840 accepted as Neptunea Röding, 1798 (junior synonym)
  • Costaria Golikov, 1977 accepted as Neptunea Röding, 1798
  • Golikovia Habe & Sato, 1973 accepted as Neptunea (Golikovia) Habe & Sato, 1973 accepted as Neptunea Röding, 1798
  • Neptunia Locard, 1886 accepted as Neptunea Röding, 1798 (unjustified emendation)

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