Fusinus tenerifensis

Fusinus tenerifensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Fusinus tenerifensis
Shell of Fusinus tenerifensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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. tenerifensis
Binomial name
Fusinus tenerifensis
Hadorn & Rolán, 1999

Description

The length of the shell attains 21.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tenerife, Canary Islands.

References
  1. Fusinus tenerifensis (Hadorn & Rolán, 1999). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Hadorn R. & Rolán E. (1999). Two new Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, including a brief description of the type material of Fusinus crassus (Pallary, 1901). Argonauta 13(1): 39-47
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.


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