Aforia magnifica
| Aforia magnifica | |
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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. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Aforia magnifica (Strebel, 1908)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aforia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.[1][2]
Description[edit]
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 150 mm. The radula has a large-based unicuspid central tooth.[3]
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Distribution[edit]
This species is found off the South Sandwich Islands, the South Orkneys, South Shetland, the Antarctic Peninsula and the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
References[edit]
- ^ a b Aforia magnifica (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Indo-Pacific mollusca; Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Department of Mollusks; v.1 = no. 5–8 (1964) p. 290
External links[edit]
- "Aforia (Aforia) magnifica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 August 2011.