Fusinus maroccensis

Fusinus maroccensis
Two Fusinus maroccensis shells. Image from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Fusinus
Species:	F. maroccensis
Binomial name
Fusinus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum scaevolumMeuschen, 1787 Fusus maroccensis(Gmelin, 1791) Murex maroccensisGmelin, 1791 Sinistralia maroccensis(Gmelin, 1791) Fusus elegansReeve, 1848 Fusus maroccanusReeve, 1848

Fusinus maroccensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. ^[1]

Distribution

Fusinus maroccensis is found mainly in European waters. ^[2]

References

1. Fusinus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 9 September 2010.
2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 (look up in IMIS)