Uberella barrierensis

(No common name)

Taxonomy

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Superphylum: Eutrochozoa
        Phylum: Mollusca (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797 - Snails and Slugs
        Order: Neotaenioglossa
        Suborder: Neotaenioglossa
        Infraorder: Discopoda
        Superfamily: Naticoidea
        Family: Naticidae Gray, 1840 - Moon Snails
        Genus: Uberella
        Specific name: barrierensis
        Scientific name: Uberella barrierensis

Physical Description

Family Naticidae:

Diameter about equal to the height; shell generally almost globose, consisting mostly of the body whorl (umbilicus either conspicuously open or covered by an obvious callus; height of some species attaining 10 cm).

Distribution

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Similar Species

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Members of the genus Uberella:

There are approximately 8 species and subspecies in this genus: U. alacris · U. barrierensis · U. denticulifera · U. niyatensis · U. pseudovitreus · U. pukeuriensis · U. vitrea · U. zelandica

Members of the genus Upseneus:

There are approximately 1 species and subspecies in this genus: U. arge

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Notes

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Contributors:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 18, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 18, 2008:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data All Sea Bio Subset (South Western P acific OBIS)

Identifiers:

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 17465196
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3746158

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Last Revised: April 15, 2008