Granulifusus monsecourorum
Granulifusus monsecourorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]
| Granulifusus monsecourorum | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Granulifusus monsecourorum (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Granulifusus |
| Species: | G. monsecourorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Granulifusus monsecourorum Hadorn & Fraussen, 2005[1] | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 12.2 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Madagascar at a depth of 240 m.[3]
References
- Hadorn & Fraussen. 2005. Archiv für Molluskenkunde, 134 (2) : 129-171. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- Granulifusus monsecourorum Hadorn & Fraussen, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- Hadorn, Roland; Fraussen, Koen (2005). "Revision of the genus Granulifusus Kuroda & Habe 1954, with description of some new species (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Fasciolariidae)". Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 134 (2): 129–171. doi:10.1127/arch.moll/0003-9284/134/129-171.
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