Aplus coccineus

Aplus coccineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

(Original description in Italian) The sculpture of the shell shows more widely spaced ribs and more prominent spiral lines. The siphonal canal is shorter and more open. The columella is distinctly tuberculate.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Italy.

References

• Nordsieck, F. (1972). Marine Gastropoden aus der Shiqmona-Bucht in Israël. Archiv für Molluskenkunde der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 102(4-6): 227–245.
• Ardovini R. (2015). Descrizione di una nuova specie di Pollia dalla Sicilia Sud-orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 86: 12-13

External links

• Locard A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385
• Marinespecies.org: image