Antarctoneptunea aurora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Austrosiphonidae.[2][3][4]

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Antarctoneptunea aurora
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A. aurora
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Antarctoneptunea aurora
(Hedley, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
  • Troschelia? Smith, 1907
  • Fusitriton aurora Hedley, 1916
  • Fusitriton antarcticus Powell, A.W.B., 1958
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Description

Antarctoneptunea aurora is a small to medium-sized buccinid whelk species.[1][3][5]

Distribution

Antarctoneptunea aurora occurs in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, particularly from the Ross Sea.[3][5] Specimens have been collected from depths between 188 and 603 metres.[1]

References

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