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Clench's neptune

Neptunea despecta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The clench's neptune (Neptunea despecta) is a species in the family Buccinidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the clench's neptune

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the clench's neptune live?

Not recorded

Is the clench's neptune endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the clench's neptune classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyBuccinidae
  6. genusNeptunea
  7. SpeciesNeptunea despecta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Chrysodomus despectus, Fusus carinatus, Fusus carinatus var. ventricosus, Murex carinatus, Murex despectus, Murex duplicatus, Murex subantiquatus, Neptunea antiqua var. bicarinata, Neptunea antiqua var. elongata, Neptunea carinata, Neptunea clenchi, Neptunea decemcostata clenchi, Neptunea despecta var. ecarinata, Neptunea despecta var. fasciata, Neptunea fasciata, Neptunea striata, Neptunea subantiquata, Tritonium despectum, Tritonium despectum var. antiquata, Tritonium despectum var. carinata, Tritonium despectum var. varicoso-carinata, Tritonium fornicatum

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Rejected neptuneEnglish
  • neptunka hranatáCzech
  • kantige SpindelschneckeGerman
  • Buccin du NordFrench
  • neptunsneglNorwegian Bokmål
  • gekielde noordhorenDutch
  • neptunsnigelNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Заносчивая нептунеаRussian
  • neptunée commune du NordFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the clench's neptune

Other species in the same genus Neptunea.

Buckie

Neptunea antiqua

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

Lyre whelk

Neptunea lyrata

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

Fat whelk

Neptunea ventricosa

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

Ezo neptune

Neptunea polycostata

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the clench's neptune?

The clench's neptune (Neptunea despecta) belongs to the family Buccinidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Clench's neptune (Neptunea despecta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/clenchs-neptune

MLA

“Clench's neptune (Neptunea despecta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/clenchs-neptune.

BibTeX
@misc{clenchs_neptune_2026,
  title = {Clench's neptune (Neptunea despecta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/clenchs-neptune},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}