Prosipho amiantus

Prosipho amiantus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Prosiphonidae
Genus:	Prosipho
Species:	P. amiantus
Binomial name
	Prosipho amiantus; Oliver & Picken, 1984

Last updated October 06, 2025

Prosipho amiantus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Signy Island, South 0rkney Islands.

References

↑ Prosipho amiantus Oliver & Picken, 1984 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
Oliver P.G. & Picken G.B. (1984). Prosobranch gastropods from Signy Island, Antarctica: Buccinacea and Muricacea. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin. 62: 95-115.

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[WoRMS-1] Prosipho amiantus Oliver & Picken, 1984 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

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Prosipho amiantus

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