Granulifusus martinorum
Five views of a shell of Granulifusus martinorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Granulifusus
Species:
G. martinorum
Binomial name
Granulifusus martinorum
Cernohorsky, 1987
Synonyms

Latirus martinorum Cernohorsky, 1987 (original combination)

Granulifusus martinorum 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

The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • Cernohorsky, W.O. (1987a) The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca part 14. With descriptions of two new species. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 24, 107–122
  • Snyder M.A. (2013) One new, one newly placed, and two old Granulifusus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Gloria Maris 52(5): 115–122.
  • "Latirus martinorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.