Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi

Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.[1]

Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi
Thermosipho desbruyeresi (MNHN-IM-2012-19898)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Eosiphonidae
Genus:
Enigmaticolus
Species:
E. desbruyeresi
Binomial name
Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi
(Okutani & Ohta, 1993)
Synonyms[1]
  • Eosipho desbruyeresi Okutani & Ohta, 1993
  • Eosipho desbruyeresi nipponensis Okutani & Fujiwara, 2000

Description

Easily distinguishable from all other Enigmaticolus species by the complete lack of a subsutural ramp. Also exhibits weak spiral cords on the base.[2]

Distribution

Found in hydrothermal vents in Manus, North Fiji, and Lau basins in the southwestern Pacific and off Luzon, Philippines. Individuals have been known to live 1456–2750 m deep.[2]

References
  1. Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi (Okutani & Ohta, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 August 2010.
  2. Chong Chen; Ting Xu; Koen Fraussen; Jian-Wen Qiu (2021). "Integrative taxonomy of enigmatic deep-sea true whelks in the sister-genera Enigmaticolus and Thermosipho (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (1): 230–240. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa134.
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