Fusinus boucheti

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Fusinus boucheti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Fusinus
Species:
F. boucheti
Binomial name
Fusinus boucheti
Hadorn & Ryall, 1999[1]

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 45.9 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References[edit]

  • Hadorn R. & Ryall P.S. (1999). A new species and a new subspecies of deep-water Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the eastern Atlantic. Argonauta 13(1): 31-38
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213