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Granulifusus balbus

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Granulifusus balbus
Shell of Granulifusus balbus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Granulifusus
Species:
G. balbus
Binomial name
Granulifusus balbus
Hadorn & Fraussen, 2005[1]

Granulifusus balbus 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 28.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia. It has been recorded on the continental slope at depths of 30m to 200m, but also has been recorded at 550m.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hadorn & Fraussen. 2005. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 134 (2) : 129–171. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. ^ Granulifusus balbus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 25 May 2022.