Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi explained

Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi 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 length of the shell attains 165 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California, USA.

References

• Kiener, L.-C., 1839-40 Genre Fusus. Volume 5. In: Species général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes
• Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82

External links

• Kiener L.C. 1839-1842. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 5. Famille des Canalifères. Première partie. Genres Cérite (Cerithium), Adanson, pp. 1-104, pl. 1-32 [pp. 1-32 (1841), 33-104 (1842); pl. 1-32 (1841)]; Pleurotome (Pleurotoma), Lamarck, pp. 1–84, pl. 1-27 [pp. 1–16 (1839), 17-84 (1840), pl. 1-27 (1839)]; Fuseau (Fusus), Lamarck, pp. 1–62, pl. 1-30, 17bis [pp. 1–62 (1840); pl. 2-7, 12, 15-17, 17bis, 22-23, 25 (1839); pl. 1, 8-11, 13-14, 18-21, 24, 26-30: (1840)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• Lesson A. (1842). Notes sur quelques coquilles marines rapportées de la Mer du Sud. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne. 5: 102-104

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318024 on 2020-11-30