Afer | |
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Shell of Afer pseudofusinus (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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Afer is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tudiclidae. [1]
Species within the genus Afer include:
Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Neptunea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails in the family Drilliidae.
Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Clavatula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Engina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Euthria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the whelk family Tudiclidae.
Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.
Phos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.
Pollia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
Coralliophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
Afer echinatus is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.
Afer ignifer is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.
Ancilla, common name the ancillas, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.
Calyptraea, commonly known as the Chinese hat snails is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.