Fusiturris torta

Fusiturris torta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Clavatulidae
Genus: Fusiturris
Species: F. torta
Binomial name
Fusiturris torta
(Dautzenberg, 1912)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurotoma torta Dautzenberg, 1912
  • Turris torta Dautzenberg

Fusiturris torta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.[1][2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean between Gabon and Angola.

References

  1. 1 2 Fusiturris torta (Dautzenberg, 1912).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.

Bibliography

  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.

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