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Fusiturris pfefferi (Strebel 1912)

Fusiturris pfefferi

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Fusiturris pfefferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 45 mm.

The shiny shell has a fusiform shape and resembles Tomellana hupferi (Strebel, 1912).The color of the shell is a bright brown. The protoconch consists of 1½ whorls. The 11 whorls increase downwards evenly in width.

Distribution

This species occurs in the equatorial zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2016). Fusiturris pfefferi (Strebel, 1912). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877608 on 2016-05-31
  2. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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Fusiturris pfefferi: Brief Summary

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Fusiturris pfefferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.

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