Fusolatirus suduirauti

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

Fusolatirus suduirauti
Shell of Fusolatirus suduirauti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
Genus:
Fusolatirus
Species:
F. suduirauti
Binomial name
Fusolatirus suduirauti
Fraussen, 2003
Synonyms[1]
  • Euthria suduirauti Fraussen, 2003
  • Latirus cloveri Snyder, 2003
  • Latirus suduirauti (Fraussen, 2003)

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 50 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the seas off the Philippines.

Abapertural view of the shell of Fusolatirus suduirauti

References
  1. Fusolatirus suduirauti Fraussen, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 September 2010.
  • Fraussen K. 2003. Two new Euthria (Gastropoda, Buccinidae) from Philippine Islands. Gloria Maris 42(1): 22–30
  • "Fusolatirus suduirauti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 December 2010.


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