Viridifusus buxeus
| Viridifusus buxeus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Subfamily: | Fusininae |
| Genus: | Viridifusus |
| Species: | V. buxeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Viridifusus buxeus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Until 2012, it was a species of Fusinus.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Cape Verdes.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607877 on 2012-08-25
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.
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