Neptunea decemcostata
Appearance
Neptunea decemcostata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Neptunea |
Species: | N. decemcostata
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Binomial name | |
Neptunea decemcostata (Say, 1826)
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Neptunea decemcostata, the New England neptune, is a species of Neptunea and the state shell of Massachusetts.[1] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Neptunea lyrata, which it shares its common name with.
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