Northia (gastropod)
| Northia | |
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| Northia pristis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Northia Gray, 1847 |
Northia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [1]
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]
Northia northiae
References
- 1 2 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
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Northia pristis; accessed: 30 December 2010
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