Aplus assimilis, common name the similar buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.
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.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Canary Islands, Senegal, Mauritania and Western Sahara.
References
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