Uberella Explained

Uberella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Uberella include:

• Uberella alacris Dell, 1956:
• Uberella barrierensis (Marwick, 1924)
• Uberella denticulifera (Marwick, 1924)
• † Uberella keyesi Marwick, 1965
• † Uberella maesta (Marwick, 1924)
• † Uberella marwicki Powell, 1935
• † Uberella pseudovitrea (Finlay, 1924)
• † Uberella pukeuriensis (Marwick, 1924)
• Uberella simulans (E.A. Smith, 1906)
• Uberella vitrea (Hutton, 1873)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Uberella alacris Dell, 1956: synonym of Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)

Bibliography

• Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
• Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Uberella Finlay, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584331 on 2012-05-30