Aphanitoma locardi

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Aphanitoma locardi
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Shell of Aphanitoma locardi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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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 [1]
  • Mitra biconicaSykes, 1911 (homonym of Mitra biconica Whitfield, 1865)
  • Turris locardiA.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906

Aphanitoma locardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae. [1]

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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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Morocco and southwestern Portugal.

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References

  1. 1 2 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