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Aplus gaillardoti

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Aplus gaillardoti
Shell of Aplus gaillardoti (specimen at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Aplus
Species:
A. gaillardoti
Binomial name
Aplus gaillardoti
(Puton, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum gaillardoti Puton, 1856 (original combination)
  • Pisania dorbignyi var. gaillardoti (Puton, 1856) superseded rank

Aplus gaillardoti, common name the similar buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter is 8 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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  • Puton, E. (1856). "Lettre au docteur Mougeot sur les Mollusques de Syrie, envoyés au musée des Vosges par M. le docteur Gaillardot". Annales de la Société d'Émulation du Département des Vosges: 224–225. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  • Aissaoui C., Puillandre N., Bouchet P., Fassio G., Modica M.V. & Oliverio M. (2016). Cryptic diversity in Mediterranean gastropods of the genus Aplus (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae). Scientia Marina. 80(4): 521–533
  • Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). "Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves". Fishes. 10 (8): 383.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)