Brunneifusus ternatanus

Hemifusus ternatanus
	Shell of Hemifusus ternatanus from Japan at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Family:	Melongenidae
Genus:	Hemifusus
Species:	H. ternatanus
Binomial name
	Hemifusus ternatanus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Fusus pyrulaceus Lamarck, 1816; Murex ternatanus Gmelin, 1791;

Hemifusus ternatanus, common name Ternate False Fusus, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.

Description

Hemifusus ternatanus has a shell that reaches a length of 70 – 270 mm. The shape of this shell is slender, fusiform, with a tall spire and a long siphonal canal, but it shows high degree of geographical variations in sculpture and color. The colour is usually light brown, while the aperture is light cream to whitish.

Distribution

This species can be found in Japan, Philippines and western Pacific.

References

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