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Chryseofusus acherusius

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Chryseofusus acherusius
Shell of Chryseofusus acherusius (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Chryseofusus
Species:
C. acherusius
Binomial name
Chryseofusus acherusius
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003· accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Chryseofusus acherusius 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 58.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.

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.