Afer (gastropod)

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Afer
Afer pseudofusinus 001.jpg
Shell of Afer pseudofusinus (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Afer
Conrad, 1858
Type species
Murex afer
Gmelin, 1791
Species

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Synonyms
  • Fusus (Afer) Conrad, 1858 (original rank)
  • Streptosiphon Gill, 1867

Afer is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae.[1]

Species[]

Species within the genus Afer include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Afer africanus (Sowerby III, 1897): synonym of (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897) (superseded combination)
  • Afer chinensis MacNeil, 1960: synonym of (MacNeil, 1960)

References[]

  1. ^ Afer Conrad, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 December 2010.
  2. ^ Afer echinatus Fraussen, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Afer ignifer Fraussen & Trencart, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

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