Aspa marginata
| Aspa marginata | |
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| Apertural view of Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Bursidae |
| Genus: | Aspa |
| Species: | A. marginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aspa marginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in:
- European waters
- the Mediterranean Sea
- Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, the Cape Verdes, West Africa, Angola
Cultural aspects
The fossilized shells have been valued by humans and Neanderthals.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791). WoRMS (2010). Aspa marginata (Gmelin, 1791). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476434 on 19 June 2010.
- ↑ Peresani, Marco, et al.: An ochered fossil marine shell from the Mousterian of Fumane Cave, Italy. PloS one 8.7 (2013): e68572.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- 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
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.