Nepotilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Description This genus is allied to Eucyclotoma by its spirally grooved protoconch, but distinguished there from by its minute size, turreted spire, and few whorls. Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
Distribution Species of this genus occur off New Zealand and Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria).
Species Species within the genus Nepotilla include:
Nepotilla aculeata (May, 1916) Nepotilla amoena (Sars G.O., 1878) † Nepotilla bartrumi Laws, 1939 Nepotilla bathentoma (Verco, 1909) Nepotilla carinata Laseron, 1954 Nepotilla diaphana May, 1920 Nepotilla excavata (Gatliff, 1906) Nepotilla fenestrata (Verco, 1909) Nepotilla finlayi Powell, 1937 Nepotilla lamellosa (Sowerby III, 1896) Nepotilla marmorata (Verco, 1909) Nepotilla microscopica (May, 1916) Nepotilla mimica (Sowerby III, 1896) Nepotilla minuta (Tenison-Woods, 1877) Nepotilla nezi (Okutani, 1964) Nepotilla nitidula Powell, 1940 Nepotilla powelli Dell, 1956 Nepotilla serrata Laseron, 1954 Nepotilla triseriata (Verco, 1909) Nepotilla tropicalis Hedley, 1922 Nepotilla vera Powell, 1940
References
Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23 Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
External links
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae Mollucs of Tasmania