Antarctodomus powelli
| Antarctodomus powelli | |
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| Shell of Antarctodomus powelli | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Prosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Antarctodomus |
| Species: | A. powelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Antarctodomus powelli (Dell, 1995)
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Antarctodomus powelli is a species of marine gastropod mollusk (sea snail) belonging to the family Prosiphonidae, commonly referred to as true whelks.[1]
Description and distribution
This marine species occurs in the Hikurangi Trough and Bounty Trough off New Zealand at depths between 1373 metres-2602 meteres, and also off Tasmania, Australia. Its shell typically attains a length of 34 millimetres and a diameter of 20 millimetres.
References
- ^ Antarctodomus powelli Dell, 1995. 6 September 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Dell, R. K. (1995). New species and records of deep-water mollusca from off New Zealand. Tuhinga: Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 2, 1-26.
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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