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Afer pseudofusinus

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Afer pseudofusinus
Shell of Afer pseudofusinus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Afer
Species:
A. pseudofusinus
Binomial name
Afer pseudofusinus
Fraussen & Hadorn, 2000

Afer pseudofusinus is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 57 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Senegal, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast and Angola.[2]

References

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  • Fraussen, K. & Hadorn, R., 2000. - Transfer of Afer Conrad, 1858 to Buccinidae (Neogastropoda) with description of a new species from western Africa. Gloria Maris 38(2–3)("1999"): 28-42