Prosipho fuscus

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Prosipho fuscus
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Shell of Prosipho fuscus (holotype)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Prosiphonidae
Genus: Prosipho
Species:
P. fuscus
Binomial name
Prosipho fuscus
Thiele, 1912

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

Contents

This is a taxon inquirendum.

Description

(Original description in German) Unlike other known species in its genus, this species is distinctively brown. While similar in shape to Prosipho pupa , it's easy to tell apart.

This shell, which may be immature, is 3 mm high and 1.7 mm wide with four whorls. The first 1.5 whorls are smooth, while the next two have strong spiral ridges. The slightly flattened body whorl has four strong ridges and a couple of weaker ones on the underside. Interestingly, the body whorl also has a strong varix-like bulge on its upper third that fades out towards the bottom. The siphonal canal is moderately long and lacks a sharp transition from the main body of the shell. The aperture is a somewhat angled oval with a short, slanted breathing tube. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs off the Kerguelen Islands.

References

  1. Prosipho fuscus Thiele, 1912 . 25 August 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Thiele, J. (1912). "Die antarktischen Schnecken und Muscheln. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903, im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. 13". Zoologie. 5 (2).PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .