''Aegeofusinus profetai'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
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 ...
mollusk in the
family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[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]
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
* 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
External links
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profetai
Gastropods described in 1982
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