Fusiturris similis

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Fusiturris similis
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A shell of Fusiturris similis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Fusiturridae
Genus: Fusiturris
Species:
F. similis
Binomial name
Fusiturris similis
(Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Pleurotoma balteataKiener, 1839
  • Pleurotoma similisBivona, 1838

Fusiturris similis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae. [2]

Contents

It has also been found as a fossil from the Pleistocene in Sicily.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in European waters, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean off the Canaries, Cape Verde, West Africa and the equatorial zone. [2]

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