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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Aegeofusinus
Species:
A. profetai
Binomial name
Aegeofusinus profetai
(Nofroni, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus profetai Nofroni, 1982 (original combination)
  • Latirus profetai (Nofroni, 1982)

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


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