Neptunea decemcostata

Neptunea decemcostata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Buccinidae
Genus:	Neptunea
Species:	N. decemcostata
Binomial name
	Neptunea decemcostata;

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.

References

^ "Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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[1] "Massachusetts Facts: State Symbols". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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