Afer afer
Species of gastropod
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Afer afer is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.[1]
| Afer afer | |
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| Shell of Afer afer (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Afer |
| Species: | A. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Afer afer (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Murex afer Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) | |
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Senegal and Ivory Coast.[3]
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