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Aphanitoma locardi

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Species of gastropod

Aphanitoma locardi
Shell of Aphanitoma locardi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Borsoniidae
Genus: Aphanitoma
Species: A. locardi
Binomial name
Aphanitoma locardi
Bavay, 1906
Synonyms
  • Mitra biconica Sykes, 1911 (homonym of Mitra biconica Whitfield, 1865)
  • Turris locardi A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906

Aphanitoma locardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.

Description

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.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Morocco and southwestern Portugal.

References

  1. ^ 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

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Taxon identifiers
Aphanitoma locardi
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