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Neptune Whelks
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Neptune Whelks

Neptunea

Neptunea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

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24 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ten-ridged Whelk

speciesNeptunea decemcostata

Red Whelk

speciesNeptunea antiqua

Neptunea cumingi

speciesNeptunea cumingi

Rejected Neptune

speciesNeptunea despecta

Lyre Whelk

speciesNeptunea lyrata

Arthritic Neptune

speciesNeptunea arthritica

Left-handed Neptune

speciesNeptunea contraria

Heros Neptune

speciesNeptunea heros

Bulbose Neptune

speciesNeptunea bulbacea

Wrinkled Neptune

speciesNeptunea polycostata

Tabled Whelk

speciesNeptunea tabulata

Neptunea subdilatata

speciesNeptunea subdilatata

Alaska Neptune

speciesNeptunea amianta

Constricted Neptune

speciesNeptunea constricta

Pribilof Neptune

speciesNeptunea pribiloffensis

Neptunea nivea

speciesNeptunea nivea

Fat Whelk

speciesNeptunea ventricosa

Neptunea humboldtiana

speciesNeptunea humboldtiana

Phoenician Whelk

speciesNeptunea phoenicea

Neptunea elegantula

speciesNeptunea elegantula

Neptunea ochotensis

speciesNeptunea ochotensis

Neptunea stonei

speciesNeptunea stonei

Neptunea excelsior

speciesNeptunea excelsior

Neptunea ithia

speciesNeptunea ithia

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