Fusinus undatus
| Fusinus undatus | |
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| Fusinus undatus from Philippines | |
| 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. undatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusinus undatus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murex undatus Gmelin, 1791 | |
Fusinus undatus, common name Legrand's/Wavy 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
Fusinus undatus has a shell that reaches a size of 60 – 253 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indo-Western Pacific.
References
- 1 2 Fusinus undatus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
External links
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