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Fusinus thermariensis

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Fusinus thermariensis
Shell of Fusinus thermariensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Fusinus
Species:
F. thermariensis
Binomial name
Fusinus thermariensis
Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006[1]

Fusinus thermariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 54.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the New Hebrides.

References

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  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. 2006. Five new species of Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from western Pacific and Arafura Sea. Novapex 7(4): 91-102