Filifusus manuelae
Shell of Filifusus manuelae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Filifusus
Species:
F. manuelae
Binomial name
Filifusus manuelae
(Bozzetti, 2008)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Pleuroploca manuelae Bozzetti, 2008 (basionym)

Filifusus manuelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 101.9 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. Bozzetti (2008). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58 (1) : 8-11. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Filifusus manuelae (Bozzetti, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607911 on 2012-08-23
  • Bozzetti L. (2008) Pleuroploca manuelae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) a new species from Southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 58: 8-11.
  • 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.


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