Conorbela antarctica

Conorbela antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.^[1]

Conorbela antarctica
Original image of a shell of Conorbela antarctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Conorbela
Species:	C. antarctica
Binomial name
Conorbela antarctica (Strebel, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
Bela antarctica Strebel, 1908

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the South Shetlands, the Antarctic Peninsula and in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica