Aforia hedleyi

Aforia hedleyi
Shell of Aforia hedleyi (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Cochlespiridae
Genus: Aforia
Species:
A. hedleyi
Binomial name
Aforia hedleyi
(Dell, 1990)
Synonyms[1]

Pontiothauma hedleyi Dell, 1990 (original combination)

Aforia hedleyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in Antarctic waters at a depth between 498 m and 569 m.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Aforia hedleyi. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=881119 on 2016-07-09
  • Dell, R. K. 1990. Antarctic Mollusca with Special Reference to the Fauna of the Ross Sea. Bull. R. Soc. N.Z. 27: 1-311
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