Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi

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

Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi
Shell of Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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G. dupetitthouarsi
Binomial name
Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi
(Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Falsifusus dupetitthouarsi Kiener, 1840
  • Fusinus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840)
  • Fusus dupetitthouarsi Kiener, 1840
  • Fusus funiculatus Lesson, 1842

Description

The length of the shell attains 165 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318024 on 2020-11-30
  • Kiener, L.-C., 1839-40 Genre Fusus. Volume 5. In: Species général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes
  • Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82


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