genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, marine
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. ...
.
Description
The shell resembles ''
Irenosyrinx
''Aforia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell resembles '' Irenosyrinx'', but with stronger sculpture with narrow, low ribs and with a paucispiral, elongate operculum, bearin ...
'', but with stronger
sculpture
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with narrow, low ribs and with a paucispiral, elongate operculum, bearing such a relation to the normal species of ''
Turris
''Turris'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The generally large shells are variegated with spots. The fusiform shell is turriculated with a long, sharp spire. The aperture is o ...
'' as ''
Mohnia
''Mohnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mohnia'' include:
* ''Mohnia abyssorum'' (Fischer P., ...
'' bears to '' Chrysodomus''. The nucleus is terminal.
Gastropods of this genus are among the largest members of the family
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. ...
in the Pacific Ocean, with adult shell sizes reaching up to 92 mm.
Distribution
Species of this genus inhabit the Pacific Ocean, the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and the southeastern Indian Ocean; also in the cold waters off
Patagonia
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,
Tierra del Fuego
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The archipelago consists of the main is ...
, the
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub ...
and the
South Shetlands
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.
Habitat
These species are predominantly found in sublittoral and relatively deep waters. However, detailed descriptions of the specific composition of ''Aforia'' in bathyal and abyssal environments are sparse. There is limited information on the distribution of these species, and data on their anatomy are almost nonexistent.
Species
Species within the genus ''Aforia'' include:
* ''
Aforia abyssalis
''Aforia abyssalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
This species is also considered the type species of '' Abyssaforia'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1987
Description
Distribution
This marine species ...
'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1987
* † ''
Aforia canalomos
''Aforia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell resembles ''Irenosyrinx'', but with stronger Sculpture (mollusc), sculpture with narrow, low ribs and with a pa ...
'' (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
* ''
Aforia circinata
''Aforia circinata'', common name the ridged turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 75 mm.
The slender, elongated shell is coated with a brown ...
'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''
Aforia crebristriata
''Aforia crebristriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
It is also considered as the type species of the genus '' Dallaforia'' through its synonym ''Irenosyrinx crebristriata'' Dall, 1908
De ...
'' (Dall, 1908)
* ''
Aforia goniodes
''Aforia goniodes'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 85 mm
(Original description) The high, narrow shell exhibits a biconical shap ...
'' (Watson, 1881)
* ''
Aforia goodei
''Aforia goodei'', common name Goode's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 90 mm.
(Original description) The ...
'' (Dall, 1890)
* ''
Aforia hedleyi
''Aforia hedleyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
This family is not well ...
'' (Dell, 1990)
* ''
Aforia hypomela
''Aforia hypomela'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cochlespiridae.Gofas, S. (2016). Aforia hypomela (Dall, 1889). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''
Aforia indomaris
''Aforia indomaris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles ...
'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1988
* ''
Aforia inoperculata
''Aforia inoperculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off East Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pac ...
'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1988
* ''
Aforia kincaidi
''Aforia kincaidi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The height of the shell attains 29 mm, its diameter 13 mm.
(Original description) The shell, waxen white and moderate ...
'' (Dall, 1919)
* ''
Aforia kupriyanovi
''Aforia kupriyanovi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Distribution
This marine species is found off Northern Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western Sout ...
'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1987
* ''
Aforia magnifica
''Aforia magnifica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 150 mm. The radula has a large-based unicuspid central tooth.
D ...
'' (Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Aforia moskalevi
''Aforia moskalevi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 33.4 mm, its diameter 12.2 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the southwest Pa ...
'' Sysoev & Kantor, 1987
* ''
Aforia multispiralis
''Aforia multispiralis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 90 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the cold water ...
Oligocene
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Aforia dallamensis
''Aforia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell resembles ''Irenosyrinx'', but with stronger Sculpture (mollusc), sculpture with narrow, low ribs and with a pa ...
Pliocene
The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58Aforia tricarinata'' Addicott, 1966
* † '' Aforia wardi'' (Tegland, 1933)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aforia aulaca'' (Dall, 1896): synonym of '' Steiraxis aulaca'' (Dall, 1896)
* ''Aforia chosenensis'' Bartsch, 1945: synonym of ''Aforia circinata'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''Aforia diomedea'' Bartsch, 1945: synonym of ''Aforia circinata'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''Aforia gonoides'' (Watson, 1881 : synonym of ''Aforia goniodes'' (Watson, 1881)
* ''Aforia hondoana'' (Dall, 1925): synonym of ''Aforia circinata'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''Aforia insignis'' (Jeffreys, 1883): synonym of ''Aforia circinata'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''Aforia japonica'' Bartsch, 1945: synonym of ''Aforia circinata'' (Dall, 1873)
* ''Aforia lepta'' (Watson, 1881): synonym of '' Aforia watsoni'' Kantor, Harasewych & Puillandre, 2016
* ''Aforia okhotskensis'' Bartsch, 1945: synonym of ''
Aforia circinata
''Aforia circinata'', common name the ridged turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.
Description
The shell grows to a length of 75 mm.
The slender, elongated shell is coated with a brown ...
* Bozzetti L. (1997) Description of a new genus and a new species (Gastropoda: Turridae, Turriculinae) from the Kerguelen Islands, southern Indian Ocean / Descrizione di un nuovo genere ed una nuova specie (Gastropoda: Turridae, Turriculinae) dalle Isole Kerguelen, Oceano Indiano meridionale. World Shells 23: 42–44
* Wiese V. (2001) Comments on a "new" turrid species from Kerguelen. Schriften zur Malakozoologie 18: 33–34