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
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)

Description

The height of the shell attains 11 mm.

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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