Siphonalia pfefferi
| Siphonalia pfefferi | |
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| Shell of Siphonalia pfefferi from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Siphonalia |
| Species: | S. pfefferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Siphonalia pfefferi G.B. Sowerby, 1900
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Siphonalia pfefferi, common name Pfeffer's whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
[edit]Siphonalia pfefferi has a shell that reaches a length of 40–50 mm. The shape of this shell is ovate, with several prominent ribs per whorl and a siphonal canal slightly recurved. The surface has a white or cream-yellow background color, with small orange or pale brown spots. Interior has an orange coloration, with white inner lip of the aperture.
Distribution
[edit]This species is endemic to southern Japan, mainly in Kii Peninsula and southward.
Habitat
[edit]It lives on sandy bottoms, at a depth of 10–50 m.
References
[edit]- WoRMS
- Encyclopedia of Life
- "Siphonalia pfefferi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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