Antistreptus
| Antistreptus | |
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| Shell of Antistreptus magellanicus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Prosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Antistreptus Dall, 1902 |
Antistreptus is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
(Original description) The shell is small, exhibiting the general form of Anachis, and is sinistral, but possesses a dextral nucleus. The operculum is as in Trophon. [2]
Species
- Antistreptus contrarius (Thiele, 1912)
- Antistreptus magellanicus Dall, 1902
- Antistreptus perversus (A. W. B. Powell, 1951)
- Antistreptus reversus (A. W. B. Powell, 1958)
- Synonyms
- Antistreptus rolani Castellanos, 1986: synonym of Antistreptus magellanicus Dall, 1902
References
- ↑ "Antistreptus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ↑ Dall, W.H. (1902). "Illustrations and descriptions of new, unfigured, or imperfectly known shells, chiefly American in the U. S. National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 24 (1264): 532.
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External links
- Pastorino G. & Griffin M. (2019). "Gastropods of the genus Antistreptus as examples of persistent molluscan lineages in the Neogene of the southwestern Atlantic". Journal of Paleontology. 93 (5): 916–924.
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