Fusinus ansatus
| Fusinus ansatus | |
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| 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. ansatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fusinus ansatus, common name the closter spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 230 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
- 1 2 Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Daccarett, E. Y. & Bossio, V. S. 2011. Colombian Seashells from the Caribbean Sea. L'Informatore Piceno. 384pp.
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