Neptunea despecta Linnaeus 1758 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combinations: Murex despectus, Trophon antiquus despectus
Belongs to Neptunea according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008
See also Richards 1962 and Wood 1882
Sister taxa: Neptunea (Neptunea), Neptunea (Sulcosipho), Neptunea (Trophonopsis), Neptunea alaquaensis, Neptunea altispira, Neptunea cretacea, Neptunea gracilis, Neptunea humerosa, Neptunea lyrata, Neptunea modestoidea, Neptunea stonei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (5: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Quebec collections), Greenland (2), United States (4: Maine)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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