Aristofusus stegeri

Aristofusus stegeri, common name the ornamented spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Aristofusus stegeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Aristofusus
Species:
A. stegeri
Binomial name
Aristofusus stegeri
(Lyons, 1978)
Synonyms

Fusinus stegeri Lyons, 1978 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.

References

  • Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82.


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