Afer afer explained

Afer afer is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae.

Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is ovate and transversely striated, with a spire crowned by a series of flat whorls adorned with rounded tubercles.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal and Ivory Coast.^[2]

References

• Delsaerdt A. (1993) Afer lansbergisi A new species from western Africa. Gloria Maris 31(6): 89–96.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5 Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae (Leipzig). pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6.
2. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=6504668 Gbif.org: Afer afer