Nodopelagia
| Nodopelagia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Nodopelagia Hedley, 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Peristernia brazieri Angas, 1877 | |
Nodopelagia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
General characteristics
(Original description) The shell is remarkably solid and fusiform in shape, tapering elegantly at both ends. It features a short siphonal canal and is structurally reinforced by prominent longitudinal ribs.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Nodopelagia include:
- Nodopelagia brazieri (Angas, 1877)
References
- ↑ Nodopelagia Hedley, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 September 2010.
- ↑ Hedley, C. (1915) [1914]. "Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XII". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 39 (4): 731. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
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