Fusinus cretellai

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

Fusinus cretellai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Fusinus
Species:
F. cretellai
Binomial name
Fusinus cretellai
Buzzurro & Russo, 2008[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus crassus (Pallary, 1901) (preoccupied name)
  • Fusus crassus Pallary, 1902
  • Fusus crassus var. minor Pallary, 1920

Description

The length of the shell attains 27.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tanger

References
  1. Buzzurro G. & Russo P. (2008). A new replacement name for Fusus crassus Pallary, 1901. Triton 17: 7. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Fusinus cretellai Buzzurro & Russo, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Hadorn, R. & Rolàn, E., 1999. Two new Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, including a brief description of the type material of Fusinus crassus (Pallary, 1901). Argonauta 13(1): 39-47



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