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Chryseofusus scissus

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Chryseofusus scissus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Chryseofusus
Species:
C. scissus
Binomial name
Chryseofusus scissus
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003
  • Fusinus scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Chryseofusus scissus 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 33 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  • Hadorn, R. & Fraussen, K., 2003. - The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207-240