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Neptunea arthritica

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Neptunea arthritica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Neptunea
Species:
N. arthritica
Binomial name
Neptunea arthritica
(Valenciennes, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
  • Barbitonia arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Barbitonia arthritica arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Barbitonia arthritica lurida (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Fusus arthriticus Valenciennes, 1858 (original combination)
  • Neptunea arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Neptunea arthritica var. asamusi Nomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea arthritica var. matusima Nomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea lurida A. Adams, 1863

Neptunea arthritica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 75.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs off Japan and as an alien species in the Black Sea.

Toxicity

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N. arthritica contains toxic tetramethylammonium salts (referred to as "tetramine" in this context) in its tissues, especially the salivary gland, and has the potential to cause human poisoning.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neptunea arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196600 on 2021-09-20
  2. ^ M. Asano and M. Itoh (1960). "Salivary poison of a marine gastropod, Neptunea arthritica Bernardi, and the seasonal variation of its toxicity." Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 90 674-688.
  3. ^ U. Anthoni, L. Bohlin, C. Larsen, P. Nielsen, N. H. Nielsen, and C. Christophersen (1989). "Tetramine: Occurrence in marine organisms and pharmacology." Toxicon 27 707-716.
  • Shadrin, N.V., Mironov, S.S. & Golicov, A.N., 2002. A finding of the alive Neptunea arthritica (Bernardi, 1857) (Gastropoda, Buccinidae) in the Black Sea. Ekologiya Morya 62:29.
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[[Category:Gastropods described in 1858]