Fusinus syracusanus
| Fusinus syracusanus | |
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| A shell of Fusinus syracusanus from Sicily at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano | |
| 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. syracusanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusinus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fusinus syracusanus, common name Syracusan Spindle Shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]
Subspecies
- Fusinus syracusanus var. rissoianus Locard, 1892
- Fusinus syracusanus var. umbilicata Coen, 1922
Description
The shell of an adult Fusinus syracusanus can be as large as 30–60 millimetres (1.2–2.4 in).
Distribution
This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea and Canary Islands.
References
- ↑ WoRMS: Fusinus syracusanus; accessed : 25 August 2010)
- ↑ Fusinus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Arianna Fulvo et Roberto Nistri (2005). 350 coquillages du monde entier. Delachaux et Niestlé (Paris) : 256 p.