Marmorofusus brianoi

Marmorofusus brianoi
Shell of Marmorofusus brianoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Marmorofusus
Species:	M. brianoi
Binomial name
Marmorofusus brianoi (Bozzetti, 2006) [1]
Synonyms
Fusinus brianoiBozzetti, 2006 (priginal combination)

Marmorofusus brianoi, previously named Fusinus brianoi(2006), is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. ^[2]

Description

The seashell of Marmorofusus brianoi is medium to large size considering its genus, between 122 mm and 170 mm. It is fusiform, broad and massive. Its external colours are composed of a white background with a spiral pattern of brown spots and dashes while the inside is white. The shell's periostracum is thin and brown. The operculum of Marmorofusus brianoi is also brown coloured. ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off of the coasts of Madagascar. From the areas of Lavanono to Manantenina. ^[3]

References

1. Bozzetti. 2006. Visaya Volume: 1 Issue: 6 Pages: 51–53. World Register of Marine Species.
2. Fusinus brianoi Bozzetti, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
3. Luigi, Bozzetti. "A New Species of Fusinus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from Southern Madagascar". Visaya: 51–53.

• Bozzetti L. (2006) A new species of Fusinus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from Southern Madagascar. Visaya 1(6): 51-53.

External links

• Lyons W.G. & Snyder M.A. (2019). Reassignments to the genus Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014 (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Fusininae) of species from the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and southwestern Australia. Zootaxa. 4714(1): 1-64