Fusinus aurinodatus

Fusinus aurinodatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Fusinus aurinodatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Fusinus
Species:
F. aurinodatus
Binomial name
Fusinus aurinodatus
Stahlschmidt & Lyons, 2009[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 161.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References
  1. Stahlschmidt & Lyons (2009). Miscellanea Malacologica 3 (4) : 87–95. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Fusinus aurinodatus Stahlschmidt & Lyons, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Stahlschmidt P. & Lyons W.G. (2009). Fusinus aurinodatus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from Somalia and the Mozambique Channel. Miscellanea Malacologica, 3(4): 87-95


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