Biology:Anekes affinis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing with an apertural view of Anekes affinis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Genus: | Anekes |
| Species: | A. affinis
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| Anekes affinis (Jeffreys, 1883)
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Cyclostrema affine Jeffreys 1883 (original combination) | |
Anekes affinis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, unranked in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.[1]
Description
The shell grows to a height of 1.5 mm. The rather thin, white shell is narrowly umbilicated. It is semitransparent glossy and lacks any sculpture, The four whorls are swollen and rapidly increasing. The periphery is simple and acute. The suture is narrow but deep.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea
References
- ↑ Anekes affinis (Jeffreys, 1883). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 March 2013.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Cyclostrema affinis)
- Jeffreys J. G., 1878-1885: On the mollusca procured during the H. M. S. "Lightning" and "Porcupine" expedition; Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London; Part 1 (1878): 393-416 pl. 22–23. Part 2 (1879): 553-588 pl. 45-46 [October 1879]. Part 3 (1881): 693-724 pl. 61. Part 4 (1881): 922-952 pl. 70-71 [1882]. Part 5 (1882): 656-687 pl. 49-50 [1883]. Part 6 (1883): 88-115 pl. 19–20. Part 7 (1884): 111-149 pl. 9–10. Part 8 (1884): 341-372 pl. 26–28. Part 9 (1885): 27-63 pl. 4-6
External links
- Serge GOFAS, Ángel A. LUQUE, Joan Daniel OLIVER,José TEMPLADO & Alberto SERRA (2021) - The Mollusca of Galicia Bank (NE Atlantic Ocean); European Journal of Taxonomy 785: 1–114
- "Anekes affinis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/2/Shell_66372.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4761612 entry
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