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Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi

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Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi
Shell of Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Goniofusus
Species:
G. dupetitthouarsi
Binomial name
Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi
(Kiener, 1840)
Synonyms[1]
  • Falsifusus dupetitthouarsi Kiener, 1840
  • Fusinus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840)
  • Fusus dupetitthouarsi Kiener, 1840
  • Fusus funiculatus Lesson, 1842

Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 165 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318024 on 2020-11-30
  • Kiener, L.-C., 1839-40 Genre Fusus. Volume 5. In: Species général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes
  • Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82
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