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| Shell of Serratifusus harasewychi (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| Serratifusus harasewychi Fraussen Hadorn, 2003[1] | |
Serratifusus harasewychi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
Etymology
This species is named to honor Jerry Harasewych from the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, for his contributions the knowledge of columbariform molluscs.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 35.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 502–516 m).
References
- ↑ Fraussen Hadorn. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 33–50. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- 1 2 Serratifusus harasewychi Fraussen Hadorn, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50
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