Aforia multispiralis
Aforia multispiralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1]
| Aforia multispiralis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Aforia |
| Species: | A. multispiralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aforia multispiralis Dell, 1990 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Danilacarina elenae Bozzetti, 1997 | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the cold waters of the South Orkneys, the South Shetland Islands, Kerguelen Island and the Antarctic Peninsula.
References
- Aforia multispiralis Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
- Bozzetti L. (1997) Description of a new genus and a new species (Gastropoda: Turridae, Turriculinae) from the Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean / Descrizione di un nuovo genere ed una nuova specie (Gastropoda: Turridae, Turriculinae) dalle Isole Kerguelen, Oceano Indiano meridionale. World Shells 23: 42–44
- Wiese V. (2001) Comments on a "new" turrid species from Kerguelen. Schriften zur Malakozoologie 18: 33–34.
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