Aforia serranoi

Aforia serranoi
Shell of Aforia serranoi (holotype)
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. serranoi
Binomial name
Aforia serranoi
Gofas, Kantor & Luque, 2014

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 35 mm.

The fusiform shell comprises eight whorls, featuring prominent spiral cords and two keels — one positioned in the middle of the whorls and the other on the body whorl. Additionally, the shell is adorned with fine spiral threads.

Distribution

This species is found in deep waters (at a depth of 1720 m) of the Atlantic Ocean off the Galicia Bank off the Iberian Peninsula.

References

  1. ^ a b Gofas, S. (2014). Aforia serranoi Gofas, Kantor & Luque, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754892 on 2016-07-11


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