Title: Neverita delessertiana (Récluz in Chenu, 1843)
Description: Separate species confirmed
Description: Separate species confirmed
Marlo - July 15, 2006 06:14 PM (GMT)
Neverita delessertiana (Récluz in Chenu, 1843)
Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
Phil Poland, one the finest field workers in Florida, for many years believed a particular form of Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) was a valid separate species. Read story.
It's eight years later, but with help from many, Phil has been proven correct as reflected in the following recent publication:
"Neverita delessertiana (Récluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution."
Read Journal Article.
Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
Phil Poland, one the finest field workers in Florida, for many years believed a particular form of Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) was a valid separate species. Read story.
It's eight years later, but with help from many, Phil has been proven correct as reflected in the following recent publication:
"Neverita delessertiana (Récluz in Chenu, 1843): a naticid species (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) distinct from Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822) based on molecular data, morphological characters, and geographical distribution."
Read Journal Article.
Marlo - October 14, 2006 07:06 PM (GMT)
Images of live Neverita delessertiana
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Photographed by Marlo Krisberg at Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida on 10-8-06.
* Photographed by Marlo Krisberg at Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida on 10-8-06.
Marlo - August 5, 2008 05:22 PM (GMT)
Administration moved this post to this topic so related material is presented together.
On July 24, 2007 Bullas wrote:
Sometime back I collected the Neverita duplicata on the left. This past weekend I collected the one on the right. Are these the same shell?
Shell on left was collected on mudflat under north causway bridge,New Smyrna,Fl
half buried in mud-36.8mm
Shell on right was collected about 6miles south of the north causway bridge around a small island in Indian River. 43mm-This shell was half buried in shell grit.
Thanks for any feedback.
bullas
On 7/25/07 Marlo wrote and moved this post to the discussion of N. duplicata:
Both are N. duplicata.
See related discussion, above posts.
Great photo.
On July 24, 2007 Bullas wrote:
Sometime back I collected the Neverita duplicata on the left. This past weekend I collected the one on the right. Are these the same shell?
Shell on left was collected on mudflat under north causway bridge,New Smyrna,Fl
half buried in mud-36.8mm
Shell on right was collected about 6miles south of the north causway bridge around a small island in Indian River. 43mm-This shell was half buried in shell grit.
Thanks for any feedback.
bullas
On 7/25/07 Marlo wrote and moved this post to the discussion of N. duplicata:
Both are N. duplicata.
See related discussion, above posts.
Great photo.