Aristofusus excavatus

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Aristofusus excavatus
Fasciolariidae - Fusinus excavatus.jpg
Shell of Aristofusus excavatus from Mexico at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Aristofusus
Species:
A. excavatus
Binomial name
Aristofusus excavatus
(Sowerby II, 1880)
Synonyms [1]
  • Fusinus eucosmiusDall, 1889
  • Fusinus excavatus(G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) (original combination)
  • Fusus eucosmiusDall, 1889
  • Fusus excavatusG.B. Sowerby II, 1880

Aristofusus excavatus, common name apricot spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

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Description

Aristofusus excavatus has a shell reaching a size of 60 – 86 mm. The surface of this spindle-shaped shell is yellowish, with darker yellowish areas.

Distribution

This species can be found in southeastern United States and from the Gulf of Mexico to northeastern Brazil. It lives on sandy and mud bottoms at depths from 30 to 160 m.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aristofusus excavatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318056 on 2020-11-30