Afer afer is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[1]
| Afer afer | |
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| Shell of Afer afer (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Afer |
| Species: | A. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Afer afer (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Murex afer Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) | |
Description
editDistribution
editThis marine species occurs off Senegal and Ivory Coast.[3]
References
edit- ↑ Afer afer (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 June 2024.
- ↑ Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae (Leipzig). pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Gbif.org: Afer afer
- Delsaerdt A. (1993) Afer lansbergisi A new species from western Africa. Gloria Maris 31(6): 89–96.
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