Aphanitoma
''Aphanitoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Borsoniidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Aphanitoma Bellardi, 1875. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine * † At http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181080 on 2016-02-08 Description The shell has a fusiform shape. The sinus is scarcely apparent. The biplicate Columella (gastropod), columella is nearly straight. The canal is rather short and slightly curved. (Original description in Latin) The shell exhibits a fusiform shape. The body whorl is slightly depressed anteriorly. The outer Lip (gastropod), lip is essentially linear, exhibiting minimal sinuosity. In adult and intact specimens, it displays a barely perceptible emargination near the posterior suture. The Columella (gastropod), columella is nearly straight, showing two prominent folds that descend along its central portion. The posterior fold is more pronounc ...
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