Fusiturris similis
Appearance
Fusiturris similis | |
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A shell of Fusiturris similis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Fusiturridae |
Genus: | Fusiturris |
Species: | F. similis
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Binomial name | |
Fusiturris similis | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Fusiturris similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.[2]
It has also been found as a fossil from the Pleistocene in Sicily.
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Fusiturris similis (Bivona, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fusiturris similis.
- "Fusiturris similis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Specimen of Fusiturris similis at MNHN, Paris