Thank you both for help finding the correct name for Natica severa. And the resources you provided are the only pictures (illustrations) I've been able to find so far.
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Here is Gould's holotype (figure 14):
[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7892487#page/211/mode/1up]
Note that Cryptonatica janthostoma (Deshayes, 1839) is an older, not
a "newer," synonym.
Harry
At 01:22 PM 2/10/2015, James Cheshire wrote:
>Hi Dale,
>
>This page (in Japanese) gives it as a synonym of Cryptonatica janthostoma:
>
>https://sites.google.com/site/kitanoex/tyuuhukusokumoku
>
>I also found this in the Japanese journal Venus:
>
>https://books.google.com/books?id=ShYmAQAAIAAJ&q=%22natica+severa+gould%22&dq=%22natica+severa+gould%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=n0vaVKruEo3ZoATA6IDwDg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCDgK
>
>Cheers,
>James
>
>On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 11:49 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > I have a couple of shells taken in nets in Tokyo Bay, Japan back
> in 1961. The label identifies them as Natica severa Gould 1859,
> which I found on GNI. However, it is not listed on WoRMS, and I
> can't find it as a synonym of other shells. Nor can I find any pictures online.
> >
> > It closely resembles Natica vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758), and also
> N. heros, Say, 1822 (now Euspira ...). but it is not listed as a
> synonym of either.
> >
> > Can anyone verify for me what the current name is?
> >
> > Thanks, Dale Snyder
> >
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