| Aforia | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Aforia circinata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Aforia Dall, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurotoma circinata Dall, 1873 | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Aforia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. [1] [2]
The shell resembles Irenosyrinx , but with stronger sculpture with narrow, low ribs and with a paucispiral, elongate operculum, bearing such a relation to the normal species of Turris as Mohnia bears to Chrysodomus . The nucleus is terminal. [3]
Gastropods of this genus are among the largest members of the family Cochlespiridae in the Pacific Ocean, with adult shell sizes reaching up to 92 mm.
Species of this genus inhabit the Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the southeastern Indian Ocean; also in the cold waters off Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands and the South Shetlands. [4]
These species are predominantly found in sublittoral and relatively deep waters. However, detailed descriptions of the specific composition of Aforia in bathyal and abyssal environments are sparse. There is limited information on the distribution of these species, and data on their anatomy are almost nonexistent. [5]
Species within the genus Aforia include:
Turrid, plural turrids, is a common name for a very large group of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks which until recently were all classified in the family Turridae. However, recently the family was discovered to be polyphyletic and therefore was split into a number of families.
Leucosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Cochlespirinae was a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Turridae, commonly named turrids.
Aforia circinata, common name the ridged turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Aforia goniodes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Aforia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Cerodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Splendrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Syntomodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Cryptogemma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Famelica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Xanthodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Monilispira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Antiplanes is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,.
Cochlespira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Fusiturricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Kurtziella is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. Prior to a 2011 genetic revision, the genus used to be included in the family Conidae.
Benthomangelia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Dallaforia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
