Aforia serranoi
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| Shell of Aforia serranoi (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Cochlespiridae |
| Genus: | Aforia |
| Species: | A. serranoi
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| Aforia serranoi Gofas, Kantor & Luque, 2014
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Aforia serranoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlespiridae.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- Gofas S., Kantor Y. & Luque Á. A. (2014). A new Aforia (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Cochlespiridae) from Galicia Bank (NW Iberian Peninsula). Iberus. 32(1): 45–51
- Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114