Austrofusus steinmanni

Austrofusus steinmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Prosiphonidae
Genus:	Austrofusus
Species:	A. steinmanni
Binomial name
Austrofusus steinmanni (Möricke, 1896)
Synonyms
Aeneator (Ellicea) loisaeRehder, 1971 · junior subjective synonym Aeneator loisaeRehder, 1971 superseded combination † Fusus steinmanniMöricke, 1896 superseded combination (original combination)

Austrofusus steinmanni is a species of medium-sized sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prosiphonidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 74.7 mm, its diameter 37.3 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

The marine species is endemic to Chile.

References

1. Austrofusus steinmanni (Möricke, 1896) . 26 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Rehder, H.A. (1971). "A molluscan faunule from 200 meters off Valparaiso, Chile, with descriptions of four new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 83 (51): 593.

• Möricke, W. (1896). Versteinerungen der Tertiärformation von Chile. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Beilage Band. 10: 548–612.

External links

• Nielsen, S.N. (2013). "A new Pliocene mollusk fauna from Mejillones, northern Chile". Paläontologische Zeitschrift Springer. 87: 44.