Neverita didyma
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| Neverita didyma | |
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| A live and active individual of Neverita didyma, viewed from above | |
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| Five views of a shell of Neverita didyma | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Neverita |
| Species: | N. didyma |
| Binomial name | |
| Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798) | |
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Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Neverita didyma ampla (Philippi, 1849)
- Neverita didyma hayashii (Azuma, 1961)
- Neverita didyma hosoyai (Kira, 1959)
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 20 mm and 90 mm. Like all naticids, this species is a carnivore and a predator.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species is found in the Yellow Sea or off the coast of the Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa of the Indian Ocean.
Culinary use
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In Korean cuisine the snails are used in a dish called golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2009). Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798) 5. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=568320 on 14 April 2011 .
- ^ National Institute of Korean Language (30 July 2014). "주요 한식명(200개) 로마자 표기 및 번역(영, 중, 일) 표준안" (PDF) (in Korean).
- 주요 한식명 로마자 표기 및 표준 번역 확정안 공지. National Institute of Korean Language (Press release) (in Korean). 2014-05-02.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 71
- Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 50
- Hollman M. (2008) Naticidae. In Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine marine mollusks, vol. 1: 482-501, pls 186-195. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011) Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neverita didyma.
- "Polinices (Glossaulax) didyma". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- Seashells of NSW info