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Prosipho amiantus Oliver & Picken, 1984

Gastropoda : Muricoidea : Buccinidae
[WoRMS: 197395]
Type Status: Holotype
Collection: British Antarctic Survey
Accession No.: NMW.Z.1979.002.00086
Preparations: Dry shells
No. of Specimens: 1
Locality: Borge Bay, Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, Antarctic, 80-100 m, British Antarctic Survey
Collecting Details: British Antarctic Survey, G. B. Picken

References


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Citation
Reference available
Oliver, P. G. & Picken, G. B. 1984. Prosobranch gastropods from Signy Island, Antarctica: Buccinacea and Muricacea. British Antarctic Survey Bulletin. 62: 95-115; text figs 1-41. [99-102; text figs 3a-b] Cited
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Detailed Locality

Verbatim Locality
Borge Bay, Signy Island, South 0rkney Islands, 8-100 metres.
Point Locality: Borge Bay,
Country: Antarctica
Station:
Grid ref./Coordinates:
Region: Signy Island, South Orkney Islands,
Sea Region: Antarctic.
Altitude:
Depth: 80-100 m
Expedition: British Antarctic Survey
Ex. Collection:
Collecting date:
Collected by: G. B. Picken

Classification

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Superfamily
Family
Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda
Subclass: Prosobranchia
Neogastropoda Muricoidea Buccinidae
Subfamily: Buccininae
Record last modified - 27/06/2018