Aphanitoma locardi

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

Aphanitoma locardi
Shell of Aphanitoma locardi (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 biconica Sykes, 1911 (homonym of Mitra biconica Whitfield, 1865)
  • Turris locardi A.R.J.B. Bavay, 1906

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.

References
  1. 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
  • Bavay A. (1906). Mollusques trouvés dans les résidus de dragages du Travailleur. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 12: 547–549
  • Sykes E. R., 1911: On the Mollusca procured during the Porcupine expeditions. Supplementary notes, part IV ; Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 331–348
  • "Aphanitoma locardi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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