Barbarofusus barbarensis

Barbarofusus barbarensis, common name the Santa Barbara spindle, is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Barbarofusus barbarensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Barbarofusus
Species:
† B. barbarensis
Binomial name
† Barbarofusus barbarensis
(Trask, 1855)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus barbarensis (Trask, 1855)
  • Fusus barbarensis Trask, 1855
  • Fusus barbarensis var. arnoldi Cossman, 1903

Description

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species were found in Southern California.

References
  1. WoRMS : Fusinus barbarensis; accessed : 25 August 2010
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955917 on 2020-11-29
  • Callomon P. & Snyder M.A. (2017). A new genus and nine new species in the Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea) from southern California and western Mexico. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 165(1): 55-80


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