Antarctospira falklandica
Antarctospira falklandica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
| Antarctospira falklandica | |
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| Shell of Antarctospira falklandica (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Antarctospira |
| Species: | A. falklandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Antarctospira falklandica (Powell, 1951) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucosyrinx falklandica Powell, 1951 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Falkland Islands and Strait Of Magellan, east of Mouth, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South Atlantic Ocean
References
- Leucosyrinx falklandica Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
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