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Li, H., X. Shi, J. Zhou, P. Zhou and X. Lü. 2013. Study on the taxonomic status of Afer cumingii based on mitochondrial gene sequences and radular morphology. Marine Sciences 37(8): 85-88.
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The mitochondrial CO1 and 16S rRNA gene sequences and radular morphology of Afer cumingii were analyzed in this study. The radula of A. cumingii is typical buccinid, consisting two rows of sickle-like lateral teeth with three cusps and a row of central teeth which also have three cusps. The neighbor joining and maximum parsimony trees based on CO1 and 16S rRNA genes constructed using MEGA 4.1 software showed that A. cumingii grouped with species of family Buccinidae, corroborating the conclusion that genus Afer should be transferred from Turbinellidae (Vasidae) to Buccinidae.
Afer cumingii (Reeve, 1848) (basis of record)
