Aplus


Aplus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae,.

Characteristics

The shells are bucciniform or mitre-shaped in a somewhat rough appearance. The outer lip is thickened and toothed, the interior corrugated. The whorls are ribbed and corded.

Distribution

Species of this genus occur in the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa.

Species

Species within the genus Aplus include:
  • Aplus abessensis Lozouet, 2021
  • Aplus aequicostatus
  • Aplus anatolicus Harzhauser & Landau, 2024
  • Aplus andrei
  • Aplus aquitanensis Aplus assimilis
  • Aplus cancellaroides Aplus coccineus
  • Aplus disparAplus dorbignyi
  • Aplus exsculptus Aplus gaillardoti
  • Aplus grandiculus Lozouet, 2021
  • Aplus hofae Harzhauser & Landau, 2024
  • Aplus lapugyensis
  • Aplus littoralis Lozouet, 2021
  • Aplus minusculus
  • Aplus minutulus
  • Aplus moravicus
  • Aplus nilus Aplus nodulosus
  • Aplus pseudoaquitanensis Lozouet, 2021
  • Aplus pseudoassimilis Brunetti & Della Bella, 2016Aplus ranellaeformis
  • Aplus raveni Landau & Harzhauser, 2024
  • Aplus scaber Aplus scacchianus
  • Aplus subpusillus
  • Aplus transsylvanicus
  • Aplus volhynicus
  • Aplus wimmeri
  • † ''Aplus zebus''

Synonyms

Aplus campisii : synonym of Aplus coccineus
  • Aplus mariae : synonym of † Tethyspollia mariae Aplus scaber : synonym of Aplus coccineus
  • Aplus varians : synonym of † ''Monostiolum varians''