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Propebela arctica (A. Adams 1855)

Propebela arctica

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Propebela arctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.[1]

Description

The length of the whitish, ovate-fusiform shell varies between 7.5 mm and 13 mm. The aperture and the spire have about the same length. The shell contains five whorls. These are longitudinally eroded with angulated and nodulose plicae and transversely by obscure grooves. The body whorl is swollen. The aperture is ovate. The thin, outer lip is expanded. The siphonal canal is short.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Barents Sea, the Sea of Japan and in the Bering Strait.

References

  • Bogdanov I. (1990). Mollusks of Oenopotinae Subfamily (Gastropoda, Pectinibranchia, Turridae) in the seas of the USSR. Leningrad 221 p

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Propebela arctica: Brief Summary

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Propebela arctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.

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