Northia (gastropod) explained

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

Description

The shell is elongated, turreted and polished. The spire is elevated, acuminated with whorls depressed and sloping at their upper part. The aperture is shorter than the spire. The outer lip shows the margin serrated. ^[2]

Species

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

• Northia northiae (Griffith & Pidgeon (ex. Gray MS), 1834)
• Northia pristis (Deshayes, G.P. in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1844)

Taxon inquirendum:

• Northia angulosa Jousseaume, 1898

External links

• Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1847) 15: 129-219
• Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353

Notes and References

1. 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls