Naticidae Guilding 1834
- Dataset
- Mollusks (Gastropoda, Bivalvia) from Miocene cold-seep deposits in northern Italy: revisions and additions
- Rank
- FAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Littorinimorpha
- family
- Naticidae
description
Description Naticiform shell with moderately elevated spire, about four whorls, nearly 20 mm tall, suture deep, growth increments compressed into oblique bulges near upper suture, remaining whorl smooth; operculum half-moon shaped, coiling expands rapidly, nucleus subcentral.
description
Fig. 6 F – G
discussion
Remarks Generic assignments among Naticidae rely heavily on the morphology of the aperture and the umbilicus, both of which are obscured in the available specimens.
materials_examined
Material examined ITALY – Emilia-Romagna • 1 spec.; Castiglion dei Pepoli; MGGC 22304 (H = 18.6, W = 15 mm) • 1 spec.; Caselle C; NRM Mo 204847. – Tuscany • 2 specs; Le Colline (operculae); MSF 1218 (H = 8 mm).