Biology:Neverita didyma

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Short description: Species of mollusc


Neverita didyma
Neverita didyma.jpg
A live and active individual of Neverita didyma, viewed from above
Neverita didyma 01.JPG
Five views of a shell of Neverita didyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Naticoidea
Family:
Naticidae
Genus:
Neverita
Species:
N. didyma
Binomial name
Neverita didyma
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Albula didyma Röding, 1798
  • Glossaulax didyma (Röding, 1798)
  • Natica ampla Iwakawa, 1900
  • Natica chemnitzii Récluz in Chenu, 1843 (doubtful synonym)
  • Natica didyma (Röding, 1798)
  • Natica glaucina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Natica lamarckiana Reeve, L.A., 1855
  • Natica petiveriana Récluz, C. in Chenu, J.C., 1843
  • Natica problematica Reeve, L.A., 1855
  • Natica robusta Dunker, R.W., 1860
  • Neverita bicolor Philippi, 1849
  • Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798)
  • Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798)
  • Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915
  • Polinices papyracea Busch, von dem in Philippi, R.A., 1845
  • Polinices (Glossaulax) aulacoglossa Pilsbry, H.A. & E.G. Vanatta, 1908, "1909"
  • Polinices (Glossaulax) ephebus Hedley, C., 1915

Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Egg mass

Subspecies

  • Neverita didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
  • Neverita didyma hayashii (Azuma, 1961)
  • Neverita didyma hosoyai (Kira, 1959)

Description

The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 20 mm and 90 mm. Like all naticids, this species is a carnivore and a predator.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Yellow Sea or off the coast of the Madagascar , Mozambique and South Africa of the Indian Ocean.

Culinary use

Golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad)

In Korean cuisine the snails are used in a dish called golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad).[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2009). Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798) 5. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568320 on 14 April 2011 .
  2. ↑ National Institute of Korean Language (30 July 2014). "주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안" (in ko) (PDF). http://www.korean.go.kr/common/download.do?file_path=notice&c_file_name=140730_%ED%95%9C%EC%8B%9D%EB%AA%85_%EB%A1%9C%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%90_%ED%91%9C%EA%B8%B0_%EB%B0%8F_%ED%91%9C%EC%A4%80_%EB%B2%88%EC%97%AD_%ED%99%95%EC%A0%95%EC%95%88_.pdf&o_file_name=140730_%ED%95%9C%EC%8B%9D%EB%AA%85_%EB%A1%9C%EB%A7%88%EC%9E%90_%ED%91%9C%EA%B8%B0_%EB%B0%8F_%ED%91%9C%EC%A4%80_%EB%B2%88%EC%97%AD_%ED%99%95%EC%A0%95%EC%95%88_.pdf. 
    • 주요 한식명 로마자 표기 및 표준 번역 확정안 공지. National Institute of Korean Language (Press release) (in 한국어). 2014-05-02.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
  • Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 71
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 50
  • Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q881786 entry



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