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Marmorofusus verrucosus

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Marmorofusus verrucosus
Three views of a shell of Marmorofusus verrucosus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Marmorofusus
Species:
M. verrucosus
Binomial name
Marmorofusus verrucosus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus marmoratus (Philippi, 1846)
  • Fusinus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fusinus verrucosus var. buccinoida (Röding, 1798)
  • Fusus marmoratus Philippi, 1846
  • Fusus rudicostatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880
  • Fusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Murex verrucosus Gmelin, 1791
  • Syrinx venosa Röding, 1798

Marmorofusus verrucosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Subspecies Fusinus verrucosus var. chuni Martens, 1904 is a synonym of Fusinus chuni (Martens, 1904)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, the Western Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1394807 on 2020-12-07
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