Viridifusus buxeus

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

Viridifusus buxeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Viridifusus
Species:
V. buxeus
Binomial name
Viridifusus buxeus
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus buxeus (Reeve, 1847)
  • Fusus buxeus Reeve, 1847 (basionym)
  • Pleuroploca buxeus (Reeve, 1847)

Until 2012, it was a species of Fusinus.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Cape Verdes.[1]

References
  1. Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
  • Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31–70.


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