Enigmaticolus nipponensis

Enigmaticolus nipponensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.^[2]

Enigmaticolus nipponensis
Shell of Enigmaticolus nipponensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Eosiphonidae
Genus:	Enigmaticolus
Species:	E. nipponensis
Binomial name
Enigmaticolus nipponensis Fraussen, 2008[1]
Synonyms
Enigmaticolus inflatus S.-Q. Zhang, S.-P. Zhang & H. Chen, 2020 Enigmaticolus monnieri Fraussen, 2008 Eosipho desbruyeresi nipponensis Okutani & Fujiwara, 2000 (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 63.7 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and in the Okinawa Trough