Biology:Viridifusus buxeus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Viridifusus buxeus
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Scientific classification
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Fusininae
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V. buxeus
Binomial name
Viridifusus buxeus
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus buxeus (Reeve, 1847)
  • Fusus buxeus Reeve, 1847 (basionym)
  • Pleuroploca buxeus (Reeve, 1847)

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.

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Cape Verdes.[1]

References

Citations
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
Bibliography
  • 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q7934806 entry