Biology:Gracilipurpura rostrata

Short description: Species of gastropod

Gracilipurpura rostrata
Shell of Gracilipurpura rostrata (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:	Fusininae
Genus:	Gracilipurpura
Species:	G. rostrata
Binomial name
Gracilipurpura rostrata (Olivi, 1792)
Synonyms
Fusinus carinatus Roemer, 1836 Fusinus rostratus (Olivi, 1792) Fusinus sanctaeluciae (von Salis-Marschlins, 1793) Fusus (Pseudofusus) dalpiazi Coen, 1918 Fusus bengasiensis Sturany, 1896 Fusus caelatus Reeve, 1847 Fusus carinulatus Locard, 1886 Fusus fragosus Reeve, 1848 Fusus lateroides (Monterosato, 1891) Fusus rissoianus Locard, 1891 (dubious synonym) Fusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792) Fusus rostratus var. carinata del Prete, 1883 Fusus rostratus var. subcarinata del Prete, 1883 Fusus strigosus Lamarck, 1822 Murex rostratus Olivi, 1792 (original combination) Murex sanctaeluciae Salis Marschlins, 1793 Pseudofusus gigliolii Monterosato, 1890 Pseudofusus locardi Pallary, 1904 Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792) Pseudofusus rostratus var. kobeltiana Monterosato, 1890 Pseudofusus rostratus var. lateroides Monterosato, 1891 Pseudofusus rostratus var. sollieri Monterosato, 1890 Pseudofusus rubicundus Monterosato, 1884 (dubious synonym) Trophon rostratus (Olivi, 1792)

Gracilipurpura rostrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Description

The length of the shell attains 15.7 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco.

References

• Salis Marschlins C. U. von (1793). Reisen in verschieden Provinzen den Königreischs Neapel. Zurich and Leipzig, Ziegler Vol. I: pp. 442 + 10 pl.
• del Prete R. (1883). Conchiglie coralligene del mare di Sciacca. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana 9: 254-265
• Coen G. (1918). Di un nuovo Fusus adriatico. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Pavia 56: 317-319
• Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82

External links

• Olivi G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 pls]
• Lamarck, [J.-B. M. de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 pp]
• Reeve L.A. (1847-1848). Monograph of the genus Fusus. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 4, pls 1-21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6): 140-151 [1 marzo; 9(7): 157-166 [1 aprile]; 9(8): 181-191]
• Sturany, R. (1896). Zoologische Ergebnisse VII. Mollusken I (Prosobranchier und Opisthobranchier; Scaphopoden; Lamellibranchier) gesammelt von S.M. Schiff "Pola" 1890-1894. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematische-Naturwissenschaftlischen Classe. 63: 1-36, pl. 1-2.
• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp
• Locard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778
• Monterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6)
• Locard A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385
• Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422
• Pallary, P. (1904-1906). Addition à la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gabès. Journal de Conchyliologie. 52: 212-248, pl. 7

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