Antarctoneptunea aurora
Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antarctoneptunea aurora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Austrosiphonidae.[2][3][4]
| Antarctoneptunea aurora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Antarctoneptunea |
| Species: | A. aurora |
| Binomial name | |
| Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
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