Aptyxis syracusana

Short description: Species of gastropod

Aptyxis syracusana

A shell of Aptyxis syracusana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Caenogastropoda
Order:  | Neogastropoda
Family:  | Fasciolariidae
Genus:  | Aptyxis
Species:  |

A. syracusana

Binomial name
Aptyxis syracusana

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms[1]

* Aptyxis syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Aptyxis syracusanus var. abbreviata Coen, 1933
* Aptyxis syracusanus var. fasciolarioides Monterosato, 1878
* Fusinus rissoianus (Locard, 1892)
* Fusinus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Fusinus syracusanus var. rissoianus Locard, 1892
* Fusinus syracusanus var. rubra Scacchi, 1836
* Fusus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Latirus (Aptyxis) syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Murex fortis Risso, 1826
* Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)

Aptyxis syracusana, common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 Distribution
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Description

The shell of an adult Aptyxis syracusana can be as large as 30–60 millimetres (1.2–2.4 in).

## Distribution

This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Canary Islands.

## References

1. ↑ WoRMS: Fusinus syracusanus; accessed : 25 August 2010)
2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=448924 on 2020-05-24

* Coen, G. (1922). Su talune interessanti forme di conchiglie. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia, Parma. 28: (1–2): 21–24, pl. 2.
* Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri (2005). 350 coquillages du monde entier. Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p.
* Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis. Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79–86

## External links

* Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae
* Risso, A. (1826–1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1–480, 14 pls
* Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
* Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431

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