Serratifusus sitanius

Serratifusus sitanius
Shell of Serratifusus sitanius (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Austrosiphonidae
Genus:	Serratifusus
Species:	S. sitanius
Binomial name
Serratifusus sitanius Fraussen Hadorn, 2003 [1]

Serratifusus sitanius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae. The name is said to derive from Latin word 'sitanius', meaning 'summer wheat'. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 61.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 600 –616 m).

References

1. Fraussen Hadorn. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 33–50. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
2. Serratifusus sitanius Fraussen Hadorn, 2003 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.

• Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50