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]

Aptyxis syracusana
A shell of Aptyxis syracusana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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  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
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