Neverita Explained

Neverita is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails ^{[1] [2]}

The type species of this genus is Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826.

Species

Species within the genus Neverita include:

• † Neverita amerrukensis Pacaud & Lebrun, 2019
• Neverita aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)
• Neverita delessertiana (Recluz in Chenu, 1843) ^[3]
• Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
• Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) ^[3]
• Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826 Huelsken, T. et al. (2008) The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Isola del Giglio (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses. Zootaxa, 1770:1-40.
• Neverita lamonae Marincovich, 1975
• Neverita lewisii (Gould, 1847) ^{[4] [5]}
• † Neverita olla (de Serres, 1829)
• † Neverita pontis(Marwick, 1924)

Species brought into synonymy :

• Neverita albumen (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Polinices albumen (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Neverita ampla (Philippi, 1849): synonym of Glossaulax didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
• Neverita hayashii Azuma, 1961: synonym of Glossaulax didyma hayashii (Azuma, 1961)
• Neverita hosoyai Kira, 1959: synonym of Glossaulax didyma hosoyai (Kira, 1959)
• Neverita nana (Møller, 1842): synonym of Pseudopolinices nanus (Møller, 1842)
• Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885): synonym of Euspira obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
• Neverita peselephanti ' (Link, 1807): synonym of Polinices peselephanti (Link, 1807)
• Neverita pilula Locard, 1897: synonym of Neverita obtusa (Jeffreys, 1885)
• Neverita politiana ' (Dall, 1919): synonym of Euspira pallida (Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
• Neverita reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839): synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)
• Neverita reiniana Dunker, 1877: synonym of Glossaulax reiniana (Dunker, 1877) (original combination)
• Neverita robusta Dunker, 1860: synonym of Glossaulax didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
• Neverita secta Gabb, 1864: synonym of Glossaulax reclusiana (Deshayes, 1839)

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

• Risso A. (1826). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes, vol. 4. Paris: Levrault. vii + 439 pp., pls 1-12

Notes and References

1. Kabat, A.R. (1991) The classification of the Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda): Review and analysis of the supraspecific taxa. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 152, 417-449.
2. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Neverita. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138241 on 2012-07-12
3. Huelsken T. et al. 2006. Neverita delessertiana (Recluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution. Zootaxa, 1257:1-25.
4. Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. .
5. Bouchet, P. (2013) World Register Of Marine Species - Neverita lewisii (WoRMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718659