Sibogasyrinx lancea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description The length of the shell attains 40 mm.
The species is characterized by a subsutural row of rounded knobs. This is not found in any species of Leucosyrinx, but is, conversely, present in all species of Sibogasyrinx and Comispira. Moreover, a very similar specimen, collected off Luzon, Philippines, at similar depths (518–538 m) was recently sequenced and a partial cox1 sequence confidently places it in Sibogasyrinx. Therefore, the species is transferred to Sibogasyrinx.
Distribution This bathyal species occurs off the Pratas Island, South China Sea at depths between 430 m and 610 m.
References
Lee Y.-C. 2001. Two new bathyal turrids (Gastropoda: Turridae) from West Pacific. Memoir, Malacological Society of Taiwan, 1: 7–9.
External links Gastropods.com: Leucosyrinx lancea