WoRMS taxon details
Neptunea nivea Okutani, 1981
491182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:491182)
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                marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
                    
            
            
                                                                    
            
                    
                
Okutani T. (1981). A New Abyssal Neptuneid Whelk Trawled from the Deepsea Shelf off Sanriku, Northeast Japan. <em>Venus, Japanese Journal of Malacology.</em> 40(1): 1-5.
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                Note Deepsea Shelf off Sanriku, Northeast Japan,...  
                        
                    
            
            
                                                    
            
Type locality Deepsea Shelf off Sanriku, Northeast Japan, 38˚ 21.7' N, 143˚ 25.6' E, approximately east off Kinkazan, 2,930-3,020 m deep. [details]
                    
                MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Neptunea nivea Okutani, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491182 on 2025-11-04
                    
            
            
                                                
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Okutani T. (1981). A New Abyssal Neptuneid Whelk Trawled from the Deepsea Shelf off Sanriku, Northeast Japan. <em>Venus, Japanese Journal of Malacology.</em> 40(1): 1-5.
page(s): 1, figs. 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2007). The family Buccinidae. Genus <i>Neptunea</i>. <i>In</i>: A Conchological Iconography [Directed by Guido T. Poppe & Klaus Groh]. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 159 pp., 154 pls. [details]
                    page(s): 1, figs. 1-3 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2007). The family Buccinidae. Genus <i>Neptunea</i>. <i>In</i>: A Conchological Iconography [Directed by Guido T. Poppe & Klaus Groh]. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 159 pp., 154 pls. [details]
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Type locality Deepsea Shelf off Sanriku, Northeast Japan, 38˚ 21.7' N, 143˚ 25.6' E, approximately east off Kinkazan, 2,930-3,020 m deep. [details]
        | Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シンカイエゾボラ | [details] |