Afer cumingii explained

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 65 mm, its diameter 30 mm.

(Original description of Fusus couderti in French) The ventricose shell is whitish, marked with irregular ferruginous-brown spots. It features high, fairly acute whorls, totaling eight, each elegantly furrowed and presenting a series of depressed tubercles that form a keel-like structure. The oval-rounded aperture on the right side has crenellations that extend quite far into the interior. The callous columella is furnished at its base with a thick, dentiform fold. The lower end of the shell tapers into a fairly long tail that curves slightly backward at the extremity.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan.^[2]

References

• Li, H., X. Shi, J. Zhou, P. Zhou and X. Lü. 2013. Study on the taxonomic status of Afer cumingii based on mitochondrial gene sequences and radular morphology. Marine Sciences 37(8): 85–88
• Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1847–1848). Monograph of the genus Fusus. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pls 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15859438 Petit de la Saussaye, [S.]. (1853). Description de deux nouvelles espèces des genres Turbinella et Fusus. Journal de Conchyliologie. 4(1): 75-77, pl. 2 figs 8-10
2. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=6125369 Gbif.org: Afer cumingii