Afer (gastropod)

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Afer
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Shell of Afer pseudofusinus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Afer
Conrad, 1858
Type species
Murex afer
Gmelin, 1791
Species

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Synonyms
  • Afer (Streptosiphon)Gill, 1867 ·
  • Fusus (Afer)Conrad, 1858 (original rank)
  • StreptosiphonGill, 1867

Afer is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tudiclidae. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Afer include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. ↑ Afer Conrad, 1858 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 30 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Afer echinatus Fraussen, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Afer ignifer Fraussen & Trencart, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.


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