Aristofusus stegeri

Aristofusus stegeri, common, name the ornamented spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Aristofusus stegeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Aristofusus
Species:
A. stegeri
Binomial name
Aristofusus stegeri
(Lyons, 1978)
Synonyms

Fusinus stegeri Lyons, 1978 (original combination)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.

References
  1. Fusinus stegeri Lyons, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • 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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