Fusinus meteoris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]
Fusinus meteoris | |
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Shell of Fusinus meteoris (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Fusinus |
Species: | F. meteoris
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Binomial name | |
Fusinus meteoris Gofas, 2000[1]
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 48.8 mm.
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Distribution
editThe holotype was found on a seamount at the Grand Banc Meteor, Northeast Atlantic Ocean.
References
edit- Gofas, S., 2000. Four species of the family Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda) from the north Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Conchology 37(1): 7-16