Aegeofusinus profetai
Aegeofusinus profetai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
| Aegeofusinus profetai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Aegeofusinus |
| Species: | A. profetai |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegeofusinus profetai (Nofroni, 1982) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 14 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain and Greece.
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aegeofusinus profetai (Nofroni, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1023299 on 2020-12-05
- Nofroni I. (1982). Fusinus profetai, new species from the Mediterranean. La Conchiglia 154-155: 8-9 page(s): p.8-9
- Buzzurro G. & Russo P. (2007). Fusinus del Mediterraneo. published by the authors, 280 p.
- Russo P. (2017). New genus Aegeofusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) to include small endemic species of the Aegean sea. Bollettino Malacologico. 53: 63-68
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