Fusiturris similis
| Fusiturris similis | |
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| Four shells of Fusiturris similis (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Fusiturris |
| Species: | F. similis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturris similis (Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838) [1] | |
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Fusiturris similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[2]
It has also been found as a fossil from the Pleistocene in Sicily.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries, Cape Verde, West Africa and the equatorial zone[2]
References
- ↑ Bivona-Bernardi And., 1838. Generi e specie di molluschi descritti dal Barone Antonio Bivona e Bernardi. Lavori postumi pubblicati dal figlio Andrea dottore in medicina con note ed aggiunte. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per la Sicilia 61: 211-227
- 1 2 3 Fusiturris similis (Bivona, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
Bibliography
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
- 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
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
- Fusiturris similis at Gastropods.com
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