Neverita lewisii (Gould, 1847) - Smithsonian Institution (b&w - 3)

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Upper side of the eastern Pacific seashell Neverita lewisii (Gould, 1847)[1]; the Lewis' Moon Snail. According to Abbott & Dance (1982), this is the "largest living Naticidae"; with more than 16 centimeters.[2] ABBOTT, R. Tucker; DANCE, S. Peter (1982). Compendium of Seashells. A color Guide to More than 4.200 of the World's Marine Shells. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 103. 412 pp. ISBN 0-525-93269-0 Photograph: The photograph was edited based on colored original photograph and with lateral metric scale in centimeters. Courtesy: Smithsonian Institution.