Oenopota seraphina

Oenopota seraphina
	Shells of Oenopota seraphina (museum specimens at MNHN)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Mangeliidae
Genus:	Oenopota
Species:	O. seraphina
Binomial name
	Oenopota seraphina; Figueira & Absalão, 2010

Oenopota seraphina is a species of sea snail within the family Mangeliidae. This marine Gastropod was first described in 2010 by researchers R.M.A. Figueira and R.S. Absalão. ^[2]

Description

The shell of Oenopota seraphina varies in length between 3.5mm and 5mm. Detailed morphological characteristics, such as shell sculpture and coloration, were outlined in the original species description by Figueira and Absalão. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically off the Campos Basin in southeast Brazil. Specimens have been collected at depths around 750 meters. ^[4]

References

^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalão, 2010. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557257 on 2017-11-04
^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalão, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ "MolluscaBase - sourcedetails". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
^ Cavallari, Daniel C.; Dornellas, Ana Paula S.; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. (18 July 2016). "Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalao 2010". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3853994. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Figueira, R.M.A. & Absalão R.S. (2010) Deep-water Drilliinae, Cochlespirinae and Oenopotinae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Turridae) from the Campos Basin, southeast Brazil. Scientia Marina 74(3): 471–481

External links

"Oenopota seraphina". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2010). Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalão, 2010. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557257 on 2017-11-04

[2] "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalão, 2010". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[3] "MolluscaBase - sourcedetails". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[4] Cavallari, Daniel C.; Dornellas, Ana Paula S.; Simone, Luiz Ricardo L. (18 July 2016). "Oenopota seraphina Figueira & Absalao 2010". doi:10.5281/zenodo.3853994. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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