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Neptunea willetti R. N. Clark, 2025
1827066 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1827066)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Clark, R. N. (2025). Re-examination of the <i>Neptunea lyrata</i> (Gmelin, 1791) species complex in the northeastern Pacific (Salish Sea to the Gulf of Alaska), with description of three new species. <em>The Festivus.</em> 57(3): 184-195., available online at http://doi:10.54173/F573184
page(s): 187, figs 18-22 [details]
page(s): 187, figs 18-22 [details]
Type locality contained in Aleutian Islands
, Note Off Wrangell Island, Wrangell Borough, SE...
type locality contained in Aleutian Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Wrangell Island, Wrangell Borough, SE Alaska, 56°23.1 N, 132°05.1 W, 91 m. [details]
Distribution Avatanak Id., Aleutian Is. Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (53°54.7 N, 165°23.5 W) South to Barkley Sound, Vancouver...
Etymology Named for George Willett (1879-1945) former ornithologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who...
Distribution Avatanak Id., Aleutian Is. Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (53°54.7 N, 165°23.5 W) South to Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada (48°52 N, 125°20 W). [details]
Etymology Named for George Willett (1879-1945) former ornithologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who...
Etymology Named for George Willett (1879-1945) former ornithologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who collected the type specimens. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Neptunea willetti R. N. Clark, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php/10.1371/10.1371/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1827066 on 2025-09-10
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Clark, R. N. (2025). Re-examination of the <i>Neptunea lyrata</i> (Gmelin, 1791) species complex in the northeastern Pacific (Salish Sea to the Gulf of Alaska), with description of three new species. <em>The Festivus.</em> 57(3): 184-195., available online at http://doi:10.54173/F573184
page(s): 187, figs 18-22 [details]
page(s): 187, figs 18-22 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Avatanak Id., Aleutian Is. Aleutians East Borough, Alaska (53°54.7 N, 165°23.5 W) South to Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada (48°52 N, 125°20 W). [details]Etymology Named for George Willett (1879-1945) former ornithologist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, who collected the type specimens. [details]
Type locality Off Wrangell Island, Wrangell Borough, SE Alaska, 56°23.1 N, 132°05.1 W, 91 m. [details]
