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. 1.0 1.1 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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