Afer ignifer
Appearance
Afer ignifer | |
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Shell of Afer ignifer (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Tudiclidae |
Genus: | Afer |
Species: | A. ignifer
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Binomial name | |
Afer ignifer Fraussen & Trencart, 2008[1]
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Synonyms | |
Afer (Streptosiphon) ignifer Fraussen & Trencart, 2008 · |
Afer ignifer is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[2]
Description
[edit]The shell of Afner ignifer features a triangular crest, down to a hollow, less dense bottom.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Senegal. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fraussen & Trencart (2008). Gloria Maris 47 (3) : 41–47. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 25 April 2010.
- ^ Afer ignifer Fraussen & Trencart, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Gbif.org: Afer iginifer
- Fraussen K. & Trencart A. 2008. A colourful surprise from Senegal: the discovery of a new Afer (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Gloria Maris, 47(3): 41-47