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Taxonomy
Family:
AUSTROSIPHONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Austrosiphonidae (Family)
> Antarctoneptunea (Genus)
> aurora (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fusitriton antarcticus Powell, 1958
=Fusitriton aurora Hedley, 1916
Images: Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916)
Ross Sea, Antarctica, 525-537 metres. ~64mm. © Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Ross Sea, Antarctica, 430-433 metres. ~93mm. © Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Taxonomy
Family:
AUSTROSIPHONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
> Austrosiphonidae (Family)
> Antarctoneptunea (Genus)
> aurora (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Fusitriton antarcticus Powell, 1958
=Fusitriton aurora Hedley, 1916
Details: Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916)
Distribution:
Ross Sea, Antarctica
Notes:
Marine
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References and Publications
  • Vaux, F., Hills, S.F.K., Marshall, B.A., Trewick, S.A., Morgan-Richards, M. 2017 A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 114 (p.369)
  • Hedley, C. 1916 Mollusca. Scientific Reports of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–1914. Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D. Sc., B. E.,, Scientific Results Series C.-Zoology and Botany, 1 (p.55) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil