Biology:Antarctospira falklandica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Antarctospira falklandica | |
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| Shell of Antarctospira falklandica (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Antarctospira |
| Species: | A. falklandica
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| Binomial name | |
| Antarctospira falklandica (Powell, 1951)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucosyrinx falklandica Powell, 1951 (original combination) | |
Antarctospira falklandica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
The shell has six whorls, one of which is a blunt protoconch and a half-whorl of axials. The shell has a consistent color of white, and is covered by a pale surface. The average length of the shell is 15.75 mm, and its diameter reaches up to 5.8 mm.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Falkland Islands and Strait Of Magellan, east of Mouth, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South Atlantic Ocean.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leucosyrinx falklandica Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
- ↑ Powell, A. W. B. (25 March 1951). "Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda". Discovery Reports (Cambridge at the University Press) 26: 169-170. 1954. ISSN 0070-6698. OCLC 1259956. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5632211#page/199/mode/1up. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
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