Kelletia lischkei

Kelletia lischkei is a species of large sea snail, or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae.

Description

Kelletia lischkei is a medium-to-large species of buccinid whelk.

Distribution

The species is endemic to the Sea of Japan, and is found in coastal waters off of South Korea and eastern Japan. Fossils of K. lischkei occur in the Middle Pleistocene fossil record of Japan, and the species bears a resemblance to the extinct fossil species Kelletia brevis.