''Aphanitoma'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Borsoniidae
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[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Aphanitoma Bellardi, 1875. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181080 on 2016-02-08]
Description
The shell has a fusiform shape. The sinus is scarcely apparent. The biplicate
columella is nearly straight. The canal is rather short and slightly curved.
Species
Species within the genus ''Aphanitoma'' include:
* ''
Aphanitoma locardi''
Bavay, 1906
* ''
Aphanitoma mariottinii''
Smriglio, Rufini & Martin Perez, 2001
* † ''
Aphanitoma targioniana'' (D'Ancona, 1873) : a little known species from the bathyal malacofauna of the
upper Pliocene
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(N-Italy)
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References
* Bellardi (1875), Bullettino della Societa malacologica italiana p. 22
External links
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea.'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77, 273-308
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