Orania fusulus

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Orania fusulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Orania
Species:
O. fusulus
Binomial name
Orania fusulus
(Brocchi, 1814) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Coralliophila (Coralliophila) spadae Libassi, I., 1859
  • Murex fusulusBrocchi, 1814
  • Murex pyrrhiasWatson, 1883
  • Murex spadae tiberiana Brusina, S., 1871
  • Muricopsis angolensis (Odhner, 1922)
  • Ocenebra angolensisOdhner, 1922
  • Orania angolensis Odhner, N.H.J., 1922
  • Orania spadae elongatus Pallary, P. in Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Orania spadae major Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae minor Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae obesa Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae robustus Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Pollia fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Pollia fusulus majorLocard, 1897
  • Pseudomurex spadae elongatusPallary, 1900 in Settepassi, 1977
  • Pseudomurex spadae majorPallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae minorPallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae obesaPallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae robustusSettepassi, 1977

Orania fusulus, common name : the spindle dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [2]

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Description

The shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in Western European waters, the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Brazil.

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