Chryseofusus scissus

Chryseofusus scissus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Chryseofusus scissus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Chryseofusus
Species:
C. scissus
Binomial name
Chryseofusus scissus
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003
  • Fusinus scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Description

The length of the shell attains 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Hdorn & Fraussen. 2003. Iberus 21 (1): 207–246. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Chryseofusus scissus (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 September 2010.
  • Hadorn, R. & Fraussen, K., 2003. - The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207-240


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