Biology:Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Thermosipho desbruyeresi (MNHN-IM-2012-19898) | |
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| Species: | E. desbruyeresi
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| Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi (Okutani & Ohta, 1993)
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Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
Easily distinguishable from all other Enigmaticolus species by the complete lack of a subsutural ramp. Also exhibits weak spiral cords on the base.[2]
Distribution
Found in hydrothermal vents in Manus, North Fiji, and Lau basins in the southwestern Pacific and off Luzon, Philippines. Individuals have been known to live 1456–2750 m deep.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi (Okutani & Ohta, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chong Chen; Ting Xu; Koen Fraussen; Jian-Wen Qiu (2021). "Integrative taxonomy of enigmatic deep-sea true whelks in the sister-genera Enigmaticolus and Thermosipho (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (1): 230–240. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa134. https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa134.
Wikidata ☰ Q5378938 entry
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