Aforia
Encyclopedia
Aforia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cochlespiridae
.
Species brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. Its limits are uncertain...
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Species
Species within the genus Aforia include:- Aforia abyssalisAforia abyssalisAforia abyssalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1987 - Aforia circinataAforia circinataAforia circinata, common name the ridged turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Description:The shell grows to a length of 75 mm....
(Dall, 1873) - Aforia crebristriataAforia crebristriataAforia crebristriata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
(Dall, 1908) - Aforia goniodesAforia goniodesAforia goniodes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Distribution:This species is distributed in the cold waters along Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands and the South Shetlands....
(Watson, 1881) - Aforia goodeiAforia goodeiAforia goodei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1890) - Aforia hondoanaAforia hondoanaAforia hondoana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
(Dall, 1925) - Aforia indomarisAforia indomarisAforia indomaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1988 - Aforia inoperculataAforia inoperculataAforia inoperculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1988 - Aforia insignisAforia insignisAforia insignis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -External links:*...
(Jeffreys, 1883) - Aforia kincaidiAforia kincaidiAforia kincaidi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
(Dall, 1919) - Aforia kupriyanoviAforia kupriyanoviAforia kupriyanovi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1987 - Aforia leptaAforia leptaAforia lepta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochelspiridae. -Distribution:This marine species is found along New Zealand and in the Southern Ocean, southeast of Australia....
(Watson, 1881) - Aforia magnificaAforia magnificaAforia magnifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 150 mm.-Distribution:...
(Strebel, 1908) - Aforia moskaleviAforia moskaleviAforia moskalevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1987 - Aforia multispiralisAforia multispiralisAforia multispiralis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.-Distribution:...
Dell, 1990 - Aforia okhotskensisAforia okhotskensisAforia okhotskensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Bartsch, 1945 - Aforia sakhalinensisAforia sakhalinensisAforia sakhalinensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Bartsch, 1945 - Aforia stamineaAforia stamineaAforia staminea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Description:The high, narrow, shell grows to a length of 35 mm. This thin shell is translucent white. It is biconically fusiform, scalar and carinated with spiral threads. The sculpture of the shell...
(Watson, 1881) - Aforia tasmanicaAforia tasmanicaAforia tasmanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev & Kantor, 1988 - Aforia trilixAforia trilixAforia trilix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
(Watson, 1881)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Aforia gonoides (Watson, 1881) : synonym of Aforia goniodes (Watson, 1881)