Afer porphyrostoma

Afer porphyrostoma
	Shell of Afer porphyrostoma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Tudiclidae
Genus:	Afer
Species:	A. porphyrostoma
Binomial name
	Afer porphyrostoma; (Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms
	Fasciolaria porphyrostoma Reeve, 1847 (original combination); Tudicla recurva A. Adams, 1855 junior subjective synonym;

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 45 mm.

(Original description in Latin of Tudicla recurva) The shell is fusiform and tawny, adorned with transverse threads and rufescent tones. It features an acuminate spire and a mamillate protoconch. The whorls are transversely grooved and excavated above, with a single series of nodules in the middle. The oval aperture is violaceous inside, with a calloused columella that is anteriorly lined with oblique plicae. It has a long, very recurved siphonal canal and a sharp outer lip with a sinuous margin. The interior of the outer lip is lirated.

In this species the whorls are encircled with a series of nodules. The columella is smooth and callous, the siphonal canal strongly recurved, and the interior of the aperture is of a delicate violet colour.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco, the Western Sahara, Senegal, Cape Verde and Guinea^[3]^[4]

References

^ Afer porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2024-06-13.
^ Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Conchology.be: Afer porphyrostoma
^ Gbif.org: Afer porphyrostoma

Delsaerdt A. (1993) Afer lansbergisi A new species from western Africa. Gloria Maris 31(6): 89–96.

External links

Reeve, L. A. (1847). Monograph of the genus Fasciolaria. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pl. 1-7 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

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[WoRMS-1] Afer porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2024-06-13.

[2] Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] Conchology.be: Afer porphyrostoma

[4] Gbif.org: Afer porphyrostoma

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