Aptyxis syracusana | |
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A shell of Aptyxis syracusana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Aptyxis |
Species: | A. syracusana |
Binomial name | |
Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Aptyxis syracusana, common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [2]
The shell of an adult Aptyxis syracusana can be as large as 30–60 millimetres (1.2–2.4 in).
This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Canary Islands.
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