Aplus gaillardoti
Species of gastropod
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Aplus gaillardoti, common name the similar buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.[1]
| Aplus gaillardoti | |
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| Shell of Aplus gaillardoti (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Pisaniidae |
| Genus: | Aplus |
| Species: | A. gaillardoti |
| Binomial name | |
| Aplus gaillardoti (Puton, 1856) | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.