Biology:Chryseofusus riscus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Chryseofusus riscus
Chryseofusus riscus (MNHN-IM-2000-6481).jpeg
Shell of Chryseofusus riscus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Fusininae
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C. riscus
Binomial name
Chryseofusus riscus
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) riscus (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus riscus Hdorn & Fraussen, 2003

Chryseofusus riscus 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

The length of the shell attains 19.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003) The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207-240

Wikidata ☰ Q5114592 entry