| Iphinopsis fuscoapicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Iphinopsis |
| Species: | I. fuscoapicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Iphinopsis fuscoapicata Bouchet & Warén, 1985 | |
Iphinopsis fuscoapicata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
Iphinopsis fuscoapicata is characterized by its slender, elongated shell, which is typically light in color with a brownish or dark apex. The shell often has a series of tightly coiled whorls, giving it a characteristic shape. It features distinct axial ribs that extend from the base to the apex, giving the shell a somewhat ridged texture. The length of the shell attains 8.9 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean.
References
- Iphinopsis fuscoapicata Bouchet & Warén, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 April 2010.
- ysoev A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Gastropoda. Invertebrate Zoology. Vol.11. No.1: 134–155
External links
- MNHN? Paris: holotype
- Bouchet, P. & Warén, A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico. supplement 1: 121–296
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
- Hemmen J. (2007) Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp. [With amendments and corrections taken from Petit R.E. (2012) A critique of, and errata for, Recent Cancellariidae by Jens Hemmen, 2007. Conchologia Ingrata 9: 1–8.. Archived 31 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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| Iphinopsis fuscoapicata | |
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