Nepotilla
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Nepotilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
This genus is allied to Eucyclotoma by its spirally grooved protoconch, but distinguished there from by its minute size, turreted spire, and few whorls.
Distribution
Species of this genus occur off New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria).
Species
Species within the genus Nepotilla include:
- Nepotilla aculeata (May, 1916)
- Nepotilla amoena (Sars G.O., 1878)
- † Nepotilla bartrumi Laws, 1939
- Nepotilla bathentoma (Verco, 1909)
- Nepotilla carinata Laseron, 1954
- Nepotilla diaphana May, 1920
- Nepotilla excavata (Gatliff, 1906)
- Nepotilla fenestrata (Verco, 1909)
- Nepotilla finlayi Powell, 1937
- Nepotilla lamellosa (Sowerby III, 1896)
- Nepotilla marmorata (Verco, 1909)
- Nepotilla microscopica (May, 1916)
- Nepotilla mimica (Sowerby III, 1896)
- Nepotilla minuta (Tenison-Woods, 1877)
- Nepotilla nezi (Okutani, 1964)
- Nepotilla nitidula Powell, 1940
- Nepotilla powelli Dell, 1956
- Nepotilla serrata Laseron, 1954
- Nepotilla triseriata (Verco, 1909)
- Nepotilla tropicalis Hedley, 1922
- Nepotilla vera Powell, 1940
- Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
- Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:.