Antarctoneptunea [SEP] parent taxon
Antarctoneptunea
Antarctoneptunea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Distribution.
"Antarctoneptunea" marine snails occur in deep water surrounding New Zealand and in Southern Ocean encircling Antarctica, particularly in the Ross Sea.
Evolution.
Molecular phylogenetic trees based on mitochondrial genomic and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data indicate that "Antarctoneptunea" is closely related to the Northern Hemisphere genus "Kelletia", and "Penion" siphon whelks found in waters surrounding New Zealand and Australia.
It has been suggested that some Antarctic fossil species of "Penion" are misclassified "Antarctoneptunea".
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Species.
Species within the genus "Antarctoneptunea" include:
- "Antarctoneptunea aurora" (Hedley, 1916)
- "Antarctoneptunea benthicola" (Dell, 1956)
- Species brought into synonymy:
- "Penion benthicolus delli" : synonym of "Antarctoneptunea benthicola"
External links.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: "Antarctoneptunea" (Genus)