Antarctodomus thielei

Antarctodomus thielei
Shell of Antarctodomus thielei (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Prosiphonidae
Genus: Antarctodomus
Species:
A. thielei
Binomial name
Antarctodomus thielei
(Powell, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Bathydomus thielei A. W. B. Powell, 1958 (original combination)
  • Parancistrolepis (Antarctodomus) thielei A. W. B. Powell, 1958

Antarctodomus thielei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica at depths between 565 m and 569 m.

References

  • Powell, A. W. B. (1958). Mollusca from the Victoria-Ross quadrants of Antarctica. In: Reports B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929-1931. Series B (Zoology and botany), 6(9): 167-215.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.


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