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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Prosipho turritus Oliver & Picken, 1984


Range: 60.72°S to 71.28°S; 45.62°W to 14°W
Depth: 12 to 300 m (live 12 to 2 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7.3  mm

Synonymy

Cerithium georgianum auct. non Pfeffer, 1886
Prosipho turritus Oliver & Picken, 1984

Details


Prosipho turrita Oliver & Picken, 1984, p. 99, figs. 2a-b, 6a-d, 10, 14
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Cam Rocks, Borge bay, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, 2-12 m
Range: 60.72°S to 71.28°S; 45.62°W to 14°W
Depth: 12 to 300 m (live 12 to 2 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 7.3 mm
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Orkney Islands; Antarctica: Weddell Sea
References: Oliver & Picken (1984) dLlNWM; Dell (1990); Hain (1990) DSE

Cerithium georgianum auct. non Pfeffer, 1886, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Subantarctic: South Orkney Islands
References: Oliver & Picken (1984) s
Comments: Misidentification.


Partial List of References

Oliver, P. G. and G. B. Picken. 1984. Prosobranch gastropods from Signy Island, Antarctica: Buccinacea and Muricacea British Antarctic Survey Bulletin 62 95-115.

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