Aplus scacchianus

Aplus scacchianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Aplus
Species:	A. scacchianus
Binomial name
Aplus scacchianus (Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms
Buccinum scacchianumPhilippi, 1844 (original combination) Cantharus scacchianus(R. A. Philippi, 1844) superseded combination Pisania picta(Scacchi, 1836) superseded combination (and junior homonym) Pollia scacchiana(Philippi, 1844) Purpura pictaScacchi, 1836 (invalid: junior homonym of Purpura pictaTurton, 1825; Buccinum scacchianum is a replacement name)

Aplus scacchianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae. ^[1]

Description

(Original description in Latin) The small shell is dull whitish and transversely ornamented with interrupted brown lines. The middle of the body whorl is paler. The surface is transversely striate and rugose, with slight longitudinal folds. The columella bears a single fold above and fine denticles below. The outer lip is thickened (varicose) and finely striated within. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea off Naples (Italy), Sicily and the Greek coast.

References

1. Pollia scacchiana (Philippi, 1844) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
2. Philippi, R. A. (1844). Enumeratio molluscorum Siciliae cum viventium tum in tellure tertiaria fossilium, quae in itinere suo observavit. Volumen secundum continens addenda et emendanda, nec non comparationem faunae recentis Siciliae cum faunis aliarum terrarum et com fauna periodi tertiariae. Eduard Anton, Halle This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213

External links

• Scacchi, A. (1836). Catalogus Conchyliorum regni Neapolitani. Neapoli [Naples], Typis Filiatre-Sebetii 18 p., 1 pl
• Aissaoui C., Puillandre N., Bouchet P., Fassio G., Modica M.V. & Oliverio M. (2016). Cryptic diversity in Mediterranean gastropods of the genus Aplus (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae). Scientia Marina. 80(4): 521–533
• Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). "Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves". Fishes. 10 (8): 383.