Aphanitoma locardi | |
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Shell of Aphanitoma locardi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Borsoniidae |
Genus: | Aphanitoma |
Species: | A. locardi
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Binomial name | |
Aphanitoma locardi Bavay, 1906
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphanitoma locardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.[1]
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 11 mm. It is often a light brown color and shaped like a cone with a swirling pattern on the top.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Morocco and southwestern Portugal.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gofas, S. (2015). Aphanitoma locardi Bavay, 1906. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181082 on 2016-02-08
- Bavay A. (1906). Mollusques trouvés dans les résidus de dragages du Travailleur. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 547–549
- Sykes E. R., 1911: On the Mollusca procured during the Porcupine expeditions. Supplementary notes, part IV ; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 331–348
External links
[edit]- "Aphanitoma locardi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.