Neptunea arthritica

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Neptunea arthritica
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Shell of Neptunea arthritica (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Neptunea
Species:
N. arthritica
Binomial name
Neptunea arthritica
(Valenciennes, 1858)
Synonyms [1]
  • Barbitonia arthritica(Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Barbitonia arthritica arthritica(Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Barbitonia arthritica lurida(A. Adams, 1863)
  • Fusus arthriticusValenciennes, 1858 (original combination)
  • Neptunea arthritica(Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Neptunea arthritica var. asamusiNomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea arthritica var. matusimaNomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea luridaA. Adams, 1863

Neptunea arthritica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 75.4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs off Japan and as an alien species in the Black Sea.

Toxicity

N. arthritica contains toxic tetramethylammonium salts (referred to as "tetramine" in this context) in its tissues, especially the salivary gland, and has the potential to cause human poisoning. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neptunea arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196600 on 2021-09-20
  2. ↑ M. Asano and M. Itoh (1960). "Salivary poison of a marine gastropod, Neptunea arthritica Bernardi, and the seasonal variation of its toxicity." Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci.90 674-688.
  3. ↑ U. Anthoni, L. Bohlin, C. Larsen, P. Nielsen, N. H. Nielsen, and C. Christophersen (1989). "Tetramine: Occurrence in marine organisms and pharmacology." Toxicon27 707-716.

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