Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi

Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi
	Thermosipho desbruyeresi (MNHN-IM-2012-19898)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Eosiphonidae
Genus:	Enigmaticolus
Species:	E. desbruyeresi
Binomial name
	Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi; (Okutani & Ohta, 1993)
Synonyms
	Eosipho desbruyeresi Okutani & Ohta, 1993; Eosipho desbruyeresi nipponensis Okutani & Fujiwara, 2000;

Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.^[1]

Description edit

Easily distinguishable from all other Enigmaticolus species by the complete lack of a subsutural ramp. Also exhibits weak spiral cords on the base.^[2]

Distribution edit

Found in hydrothermal vents in Manus, North Fiji, and Lau basins in the southwestern Pacific and off Luzon, Philippines. Individuals have been known to live 1456–2750 m deep.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi (Okutani & Ohta, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b Chong Chen; Ting Xu; Koen Fraussen; Jian-Wen Qiu (2021). "Integrative taxonomy of enigmatic deep-sea true whelks in the sister-genera Enigmaticolus and Thermosipho (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (1): 230–240. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa134.

[WoRMS-1] Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi (Okutani & Ohta, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2010.

[chen-2] Chong Chen; Ting Xu; Koen Fraussen; Jian-Wen Qiu (2021). "Integrative taxonomy of enigmatic deep-sea true whelks in the sister-genera Enigmaticolus and Thermosipho (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (1): 230–240. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa134.

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