Siphonalia pfefferi, common name Pfeffer's whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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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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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Siphonalia |
| Species: | S. pfefferi
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| Siphonalia pfefferi G.B. Sowerby, 1900
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Description
editSiphonalia 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
editThis species is endemic to southern Japan, mainly in Kii Peninsula and southward.
Habitat
editIt 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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