Northia (gastropod)
Northia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Photinae of the family Nassariidae.[1]
| Northia | |
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| Northia pristis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Northia Gray, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Buccinum pristis Deshayes, 1844 | |
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Northia :[1]
- Northia northiae (Griffith & Pidgeon (ex. Gray MS), 1834)
- Northia pristis (Deshayes, G.P. in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1844)[2]
- Taxon inquirendum
- Northia angulosa Jousseaume, 1898
Northia northiae
References
- 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
- "Northia pristis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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
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