Antarctoneptunea aurora

Antarctoneptunea aurora is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Austrosiphonidae.^[2][3][4]

Antarctoneptunea aurora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Austrosiphonidae
Genus:	Antarctoneptunea
Species:	A. aurora
Binomial name
Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916)
Synonyms[1]
Troschelia? Smith, 1907 Fusitriton aurora Hedley, 1916 Fusitriton antarcticus Powell, A.W.B., 1958

Description

Antarctoneptunea aurora is a small to medium-sized buccinid whelk species.^[1][3][5]

Distribution

Antarctoneptunea aurora occurs in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica, particularly from the Ross Sea.^[3][5] Specimens have been collected from depths between 188 and 603 metres.^[1]