Serratifusus sitanius

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Serratifusus sitanius
Shell of Serratifusus sitanius (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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S. sitanius
Binomial name
Serratifusus sitanius
Fraussen Hadorn, 2003[1]

Serratifusus sitanius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 61.4 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 600 –616 m).

References[edit]

  • Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50