Amiantofusus gloriabundus

Amiantofusus gloriabundus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Amiantofusus gloriabundus
Shell of Amiantofusus gloriabundus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Amiantofusus
Species:
A. gloriabundus
Binomial name
Amiantofusus gloriabundus
Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn, 2007[1]

Description

Large spiraling shells, often grey or mottled red in color, sometimes with curved white sections on the shells of elder males. Small spines or protrusions on the shell are common at specific points.

Distribution

Amiantofusus gloriabundus is mainly found in temperate shallow waters off the coast of South America or Indonesia and other parts of the South Pacific. They are also found in cooler seas off the coast of India because of the food rich waters there.

References
  1. Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn (2007). Novapex 8 (3–4) : 79–101. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. Amiantofusus gloriabundus Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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