Biology:Uberella

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Short description: Genus of gastropods


Uberella
Temporal range: Miocene to Recent
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Uberella simulans (Smith, 1906) - Naticidae - Mollusc shell
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Uberella

Finlay, 1928
Type species
Natica vitrea Hutton, 1873
Species

See text.

Uberella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Uberella include:

  • Uberella alacris Dell, 1956:
  • Uberella barrierensis (Marwick, 1924)
  • Uberella denticulifera (Marwick, 1924)
  • Uberella keyesi Marwick, 1965
  • Uberella maesta (Marwick, 1924)
  • Uberella marwicki Powell, 1935
  • Uberella pseudovitrea (Finlay, 1924)
  • Uberella pukeuriensis (Marwick, 1924)
  • Uberella simulans (E.A. Smith, 1906)
  • Uberella vitrea (Hutton, 1873)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Uberella alacris Dell, 1956: synonym of Glossaulax aulacoglossa (Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1909)

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Uberella Finlay, 1928. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584331 on 2012-05-30

Bibliography

  • Powell A. W. B. (1979), New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand ISBN:0-00-216906-1
  • Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls

Wikidata ☰ Q3138295 entry