Sicilian spindle

Aptyxis syracusana

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae

Aptyxis syracusana, common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description The shell of an adult Aptyxis syracusana can be as large as 30–60 millimetres (1. 2–2.

Distribution

Sicilian spindle — (c) Eridan Xharahi, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eridan Xharahi · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 10Italy · 6Spain · 1

Sources and credits

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