Aptyxis syracusana
Aptyxis syracusana, common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description
The shell of an adult Aptyxis syracusana can be as large as . Distribution
This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Canary Islands. References

 Coen, G. (1922). Su talune interessanti forme di conchiglie. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia, Parma. 28: (1–2): 21–24, pl. 2. Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri (2005). 350 coquillages du monde entier. Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p.
 Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis. Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79–86

External links
 Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae
 Risso, A. (1826–1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault:. . 3(XVI): 1–480, 14 pls
 Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
 Snyder M.A. (2003). Catalogue of the marine gastropod family Fasciolariidae. Academy of Natural Sciences. of Philadelphia, Special Publication. 21iii + 1–431

syracusana
Gastropods described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus