Neritopsis interlirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Neritopsidae.[1]
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| Shell of Neritopsis interlirata (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Neritopsidae |
| Genus: | Neritopsis |
| Species: | N. interlirata
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| Binomial name | |
| Neritopsis interlirata Pease, 1868
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| Synonyms | |
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Neritopsis richeri Lozouet, 2009 | |
The specific name richeri in the synonym is in honor of researcher Dr. Bertrand Richer de Forges [1].
Description
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Distribution
editThe type locality is Rurutu (Avera), Austral Islands, French Polynesia and off the Tuamotu Islands.
References
edit- ^ Neritopsis richeri Lozouet, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2010.
- Mienis H.K. (2018). Neritopsis interlirata Pease, 1868 an overlooked species from French Polynesia. Triton. 37: 14-17
External links
edit- Pease W.H. (1868 ["1867"). Description of sixty-five new species of marine Gastropodae, inhabiting Polynesia. American Journal of Conchology. 3(4): 271-297.]
- Lozouet, P. (2009). A new Neritopsidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) from French Polynesia. Zoosystema. 31(1): 189-198