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Fusinus maroccensis

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Fusinus maroccensis
An image of two Fusinus maroccensis shells next to identification cards
Two Fusinus maroccensis shells. Image from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Fusinus
Species:
F. maroccensis
Binomial name
Fusinus maroccensis
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum scaevolum Meuschen, 1787
  • Fusus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Murex maroccensis Gmelin, 1791
  • Sinistralia maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fusus elegans Reeve, 1848
  • Fusus maroccanus Reeve, 1848

Fusinus maroccensis 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

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Distribution

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Fusinus maroccensis is found mainly in European waters.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Fusinus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 September 2010.
  2. ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (look up in IMIS)