Prosipho

Prosipho may also refer to the precursor to a siphuncle in cephalopods.[1]

Prosipho
Shell of Prosipho turritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Prosiphonidae
Genus: Prosipho
Thiele, 1912
Type species
Prosipho gaussianus Thiele, 1912

Prosipho is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description

(Original description by J. Thiele in German) I would like to create a new group under the name Prosipho.

Compared to the Nordic species, the Antarctic ones are significantly smaller; the largest specimen I have is not yet 12 mm high. All of them show a distinct spiral sculpture on the lower whorls. The lower canal has a very variable length. The initial whorl is usually smooth, sometimes uniquely shaped, but in two species, the upper whorls are covered with longitudinal folds. None of the species mentioned perfectly match the specimens I have.

A left-handed coiling species, of which I only have two empty shells, is so similar to the mirror image of some of these species that it is likely closely related to them.

Dall established the genus Antistreptus for a similar left-handed form which he placed next to Trophon.[3]

Species

Species within the genus Prosipho include:

Synonyms
  • Prosipho aurora Hedley, 1916: synonym of Prosipho crassicostatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907) (superseded combination)
  • Prosipho cancellatus E. A. Smith, 1915: synonym of Prosipho nodosus Thiele, 1912
  • Prosipho contrarius Thiele, 1912: synonym of Antistreptus contrarius (Thiele, 1912) (original combination)
  • Prosipho daphnelloides A. W. B. Powell, 1958 : synonym of Prosipho elongatus Thiele, 1912
  • Prosipho hunteri Hedley, 1916: synonym of Prosipho nodosus Thiele, 1912 (superseded combination)
  • Prosipho macleani Hedley, 1916: synonym of Prosipho mundus E. A. Smith, 1915
  • Prosipho madigani Hedley, 1916: synonym of Prosipho mundus E. A. Smith, 1915 (superseded combination)
  • Prosipho nestoris (Fleming, 1948): synonym of Liratilia conquisita nestoris C. A. Fleming, 1948 : synonym of Liratilia conquisita conquisita (Suter, 1907) (superseded combination)
  • Prosipho reversus Powell, 1958:[26] synonym of Antistreptus reversus (A. W. B. Powell, 1958) (original combination)
  • Prosipho perversus A. W. B. Powell, 1951: synonym of Antistreptus perversus (A. W. B. Powell, 1951) (original combination)
  • Prosipho priestleyi (Hedley, 1916): synonym of Prosipho glacialis Thiele, 1912
  • Prosipho shiraseae Numanami, 1996: synonym of Prosipho nodosus Thiele, 1912
  • Prosipho similis Thiele, 1912: synonym of Prosipho antarctidis (Pelseneer, 1903)
  • Prosipho torquatus Barnard, 1963: synonym of Belomitra torquata (Barnard, 1963)

References

  1. ^ Boletzky, S. (1993). "Development and reproduction in the evolutionary biology of Cephalopoda". Geobios. 26: 33–42. Bibcode:1993Geobi..26...33B. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(06)80358-X.
  2. ^ Prosipho Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.
  3. ^ Thiele, J. (1912). "Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903, im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. 13". Zoologie. 5 (2). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Prosipho amiantus Oliver & Picken, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ Prosipho certus Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ Prosipho chordatus (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  7. ^ Prosipho congenitus Smith, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  8. ^ Prosipho crassicostatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  9. ^ Prosipho elongatus Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ Prosipho enricoi Engl, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  11. ^ Prosipho gaussianus Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  12. ^ Prosipho glacialis Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  13. ^ Prosipho gracilis Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  14. ^ Prosipho grohae Engl, Winfried, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  15. ^ Prosipho harrietae Engl & Schwabe, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  16. ^ Prosipho hedleyi Powell, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  17. ^ Prosipho iodes Oliver & Picken, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  18. ^ Prosipho mundus Smith, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  19. ^ Prosipho pellitus Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  20. ^ Prosipho pusillus Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  21. ^ Prosipho sindemarkae Engl & Schwabe, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  22. ^ Prosipho spiralis Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  23. ^ Prosipho tuberculatus Smith, 1915. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  24. ^ Prosipho turrita Oliver & Picken, 1984. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  25. ^ Prosipho wayae Engl, Winfried, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  26. ^ Prosipho reversa Powell, 1958. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.