Aartsenia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2011). Aartsenia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138399 on 2011-10-26Check List of European Marine MolluscaGofas, 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
Description The species in this genus are very large compared to the Odostomias, looking like inflated Odostomias. Their sculpture consists of very fine lines of growth and still finer wavy closely placed spiral striations.Dall & Bartsch, A Monograph of West American Pyramidellid Mollusks, United States National Museum Bulletin 68, p.218; 1909
Distribution The vast majority of the genus's distribution is in the Northern Sea near the coasts of Iceland and Scandinavian countries such as Norway, Sweden and Denmark, near the Arctic Circle.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 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Species Species within the genus Aartsenia include: Aartsenia arctica (Dall & Bartsch, 1909) Aartsenia candida (Møller, 1842) Aartsenia canfieldi (Hendy, 2021) Aartsenia gouldi (Hendy, 2021) Aartsenia japonica (A. Adams, 1860) Aartsenia martensi (Dall & Bartsch, 1906) Aartsenia nuciformis (Hendy, 2021) Aartsenia pupiformis (P. P. Carpenter, 1865) Aartsenia sagamiensis (Kuroda & Habe, 1971) Aartsenia sanesia (Hendy, 2021) Aartsenia sasagensis (Nomura, 1939) Aartsenia satura (Hendy, 2020) Aartsenia sikisimana (Nomura, 1939) Aartsenia stearnsii (Hendy, 2021) Aartsenia timessa (Hendy, 2021)
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