Neverita josephinia explained

Neverita josephinia is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon shells.^[1]

This is the type species of the genus Neverita.

The fossil record of this species dates back to the Oligocene (age range: 23.03 to 0.012 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Hungary, Germany, Greece, Italy, Slovakia, Spain and Morocco.^[2]

Distribution

This is a Mediterranean species.^[3]

Description

Like other species in this genus, this snail has a corneous operculum.

External links

• Images of shells of Neverita josephinia

Notes and References

1. Huelsken. T.. Marek, C . Schreiber, S . Schmidt, I . Hollmann, M. . The Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of Giglio Island (Tuscany, Italy): Shell characters, live animals, and a molecular analysis of egg masses . Zootaxa. 2008. 1770. 1–40. 7 June 2010. Magnolia Press. 10.11646/zootaxa.1770.1.1 . 1175-5334.
2. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=10166 Fossilworks
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.