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Fusiturris similis

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Fusiturris similis
A shell of Fusiturris similis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Fusiturridae
Genus: Fusiturris
Species:
F. similis
Binomial name
Fusiturris similis
(Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pleurotoma balteata Kiener, 1839
  • Pleurotoma similis Bivona, 1838

Fusiturris similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.[2]

It has also been found as a fossil from the Pleistocene in Sicily.

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries, Cape Verde, West Africa and the equatorial zone.[2]

References

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Bibliography

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  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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  • "Fusiturris similis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Specimen of Fusiturris similis at MNHN, Paris