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Fusinus aurinodatus

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Fusinus aurinodatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Fusinus
Species:
F. aurinodatus
Binomial name
Fusinus aurinodatus
Stahlschmidt & Lyons, 2009[1]

Fusinus aurinodatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 161.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar.

References

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  • Stahlschmidt P. & Lyons W.G. (2009). Fusinus aurinodatus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from Somalia and the Mozambique Channel. Miscellanea Malacologica, 3(4): 87-95