Neverita didyma

Neverita didyma
	A live and active individual of Neverita didyma, viewed from above
	Five views of a shell of Neverita didyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Neverita
Species:	N. didyma
Binomial name
	Neverita didyma; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
	Albula didyma Röding, 1798; Glossaulax didyma (Röding, 1798); Natica ampla Iwakawa, 1900; Natica chemnitzii Récluz in Chenu, 1843 (doubtful synonym); Natica didyma (Röding, 1798); Natica glaucina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822; Natica lamarckiana Reeve, L.A., 1855; Natica petiveriana Récluz, C. in Chenu, J.C., 1843; Natica problematica Reeve, L.A., 1855; Natica robusta Dunker, R.W., 1860; Neverita bicolor Philippi, 1849; Neverita didyma (Röding, 1798); Polinices didyma (Röding, 1798); Polinices ephebus Hedley, 1915; Polinices papyracea Busch, von dem in Philippi, R.A., 1845; Polinices (Glossaulax) aulacoglossa Pilsbry, H.A. & E.G. Vanatta, 1908, "1909"; Polinices (Glossaulax) ephebus Hedley, C., 1915;

Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Egg mass

Subspecies

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.

This marine species is found in the Yellow Sea or off the coast of the Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa of the Indian Ocean.

Golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad)

In Korean cuisine the snails are used in a dish called golbaengi-muchim (moon snail salad).[2]

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). Lay summary – National Institute of Korean Language.

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