Prosipho pupa

Prosipho pupa
Shell of Prosipho pupa (holotype)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Prosiphonidae
Genus:	Prosipho
Species:	P. pupa
Binomial name
Prosipho pupa Thiele, 1912

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

Description

(Original description in German) This species is similar to Prosipho pusillus , but it has three ridges on the middle whorls instead of two and is also slightly different in shape.

The shell is 3.5 mm high and 2 mm wide, consisting of four whorls. The first 1.5 whorls are smooth, while the middle ones have the two ridges as mentioned. Two more are added to the underside of the body whorl. The siphonal canal is short, straight, and without ridges. The aperture is quite small with a wide, barely offset breathing tube. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica.

References

1. Prosipho pupa Thiele, 1912 . 28 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). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.