Vermeijius retiarius

Vermeijius retiarius
Shell of Vermeijius retiarius (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Vermeijius
Species:	V. retiarus
Binomial name
Vermeijius retiarus (von Martens, 1901)
Synonyms [1]
Fusinus retiarus(von Martens, 1901) Fusus retiarusvon Martens, 1901

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

Description

The shell has a tubiform shape, with a curved spire and apex, and a unique curved aperture. The length of the shell attains 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia and Madagascar.

References

1. Vermeijius retiarus (von Martens, 1901) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 21 Dec 2018.

External links

• Martens, E. von. (1901). Einige Neue Meer-Conchylien von der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. (1901): 14–26
• Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Snyder M.A. & Bouchet P. (2018). Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 433: 1–57