Fusinus ansatus

Fusinus ansatus
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. ansatus
Binomial name
Fusinus ansatus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus caboblanquensis Weisbord, 1962
  • Fusinus closter (Philippi, 1850)
  • Fusus closter Philippi, 1850
  • Fusus distans Lamarck, 1822
  • Fusus torulosus Lamarck, 1816
  • Murex ansatus Gmelin, 1791
  • Murex striatulus Gmelin, 1791
  • Syrinx maculata Röding, 1798

Fusinus ansatus, common name the closter spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 230 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

References

  1. 1 2 Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Daccarett, E. Y. & Bossio, V. S. 2011. Colombian Seashells from the Caribbean Sea. L'Informatore Piceno. 384pp.

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