- Source: Thalassocyon wareni
Thalassocyon wareni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Thalassocyonidae. T. wareni gets its name from the man who documented the species for the first time, Anders Warén.
Description
The length of the shell attains a small 24.4 mm. The shell has an inner 'spinous' support, and contains turns.
The animal has a small foot, a pronounced anterior siphonal flap, a long proboscis and two long antennae.
The animal has two large salivitory glands, and long tapered radula.
Males have an open pallial gonoduct, which presents as a groove in the animal's large penis.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean Abyssal Province and off the Saint Paul Island in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
References
Riedel F. (2000) Ursprung und Evolution der höheren Caenogastropoda. Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, E 32: 1-240, 21 pl.
Verhaeghe, M. & Poppe, G.T. (2000) A Conchological Iconography 3: The family Ficidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks
