Aegeofusinus profetai

Aegeofusinus profetai
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Fusinus profetai Nofroni, 1982 (original combination)
  • Latirus profetai (Nofroni, 1982)

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]

Description

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The shell size varies between 10 mm and 14 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain and Greece.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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  • "Fusinus profetai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 November 2010.