Proneptunea rufa

Proneptunea rufa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Prosiphonidae
Genus: Proneptunea
Species:
P. rufa
Binomial name
Proneptunea rufa
Oliver & Picken, 1984

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off King George Island, Antarctica.

References

  • Oliver P.G. & Picken G.B. (1984). Prosobranch gastropods from Signy Island, Antarctica: Buccinacea and Muricacea. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin. 62: 95-115.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
  • Zettler, M. L.; Bick, A. (2025). "Molluscs from a shallow bay of King George Island (Antarctica, South Shetland Islands): An annotated checklist with new distributional records". Zootaxa. 5631 (3).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)