Iphinopsis fuscoapicata

Iphinopsis fuscoapicata
Scientific classification
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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean.

References

• 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