lamellarian gastropod Marseniopsis conica

Marseniopsis conica is found throughout Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Macquarie Island from 18 to at least 270 meters depth [1,3]. M. conica is readily distinguished by a polygonal bumpy outline on its mantle and its reddish brown coloration [1]. Lamellarian species feed on ascidians and sponges [2].

1: Taxonomic Study on Antarctic Gastropods Collected by Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions. H Numanami. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research, Series E (Biology and Medical Science), Number 39. Tokyo : National Institute of Polar Research, 1996; 2: Proceedings of the NIPR Symposium on Polar Biology 4: 50-68, 1991; 3: Rob Robbins, personal communication, 2005

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