Aplus coccineus

Aplus coccineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Aplus
Species:	A. coccineus
Binomial name
	Aplus coccineus; (Monterosato, 1884)
Synonyms
	Anna scabra (Locard, 1892); Aplus campisii (Ardovini, 2015); Aplus scaber (Locard, 1891) junior subjective synonym; Cantharus scaber (Locard, 1892); Cantharus scaber unicolor Nordsieck, 1972 (dubious synonym); Pollia campisii Ardovini, 2015 junior subjective synonym; Pollia coccinea Monterosato, 1884; Pollia scabra Locard, 1891 (original combination);

Aplus coccineus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.^[1]

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.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Italy.

References

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplus coccineus (Monterosato, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618471 on 2025-10-09
^ Monterosato, T.A. di (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo: Virzi. p. 114. Retrieved 9 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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
Appolloni, M.; Smriglio, C.; Amati, B.; Lugliè, L.; Nofroni, I.; Tringali, L. P.; Mariottini, P.; Oliverio, M. (2018). "Catalogue of the primary types of marine molluscan taxa described by Tommaso Allery Di Maria, Marquis of Monterosato, deposited in the Museo Civico di Zoologia, Roma". Zootaxa. 4477 (1): 55.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aplus coccineus (Monterosato, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1618471 on 2025-10-09

[2] Monterosato, T.A. di (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo: Virzi. p. 114. Retrieved 9 October 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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