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. abbreviataCoen, 1933 Aptyxis syracusanus var. fasciolarioidesMonterosato, 1878 Fusinus rissoianus(Locard, 1892) Fusinus syracusanus(Linnaeus, 1758) Fusinus syracusanus var. rissoianusLocard, 1892 Fusinus syracusanus var. rubraScacchi, 1836 Fusus syracusanus(Linnaeus, 1758) Latirus (Aptyxis) syracusanus(Linnaeus, 1758) Murex fortisRisso, 1826 Murex syracusanusLinnaeus, 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

• Description
• Distribution
• References
• 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

• 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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