Aplus assimilis

Aplus assimilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Aplus
Species:	A. assimilis
Binomial name
	Aplus assimilis; (Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms
	Anna assimilis (Reeve, 1846); Buccinum assimile Reeve, 1846; Cantharus assimilis (Reeve, 1846);

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 17 mm.

(Original description) The shell is small and oval, finely ridged across, with faint longitudinal, concentric ribbing. Its surface is yellowish, beautifully mottled with shades of purple-brown. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Senegal, Mauritania and Western Sahara.

References

^ Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
^ Reeve, L.A. (1846–1847). Monograph of the genus Buccinum. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3. London: Reeeve & co. Retrieved 9 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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

External links

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

[WoRMS-1] Pollia assimilis (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

[2] Reeve, L.A. (1846–1847). Monograph of the genus Buccinum. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 3. London: Reeeve & co. Retrieved 9 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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