Marmorofusus tuberculatus

Marmorofusus tuberculatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Marmorofusus tuberculatus
Shell of Marmorofusus tuberculatus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Marmorofusus
Species:
M. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Marmorofusus tuberculatus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Fusinus indicus (Anton, 1838)
  • Fusinus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Fusinus tuberculatus fuscobandatus Bozzetti, 2017
  • Fusinus tuberculatus priscai Bozzetti, 2013
  • Fusinus tuberculatus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Fusus indicus Anton, 1838
  • Fusus maculiferus Tapparone Canefri, 1875
  • Fusus tuberculatus Lamarck, 1822 (original combination)

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa and western Indian Ocean, including Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius, La Réunion and Saya de Malha Bank.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1395907 on 2021-05-12
  • Bozzetti L. (2013) Fusinus tuberculatus priscai (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) nuova sottospecie dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 81: 13–14
  • Bozzetti L. (2017). Fusinus tuberculatus fuscobandatus (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) nuova sottospecie dai Madagascar Sud-Occidentale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 96: 35–36

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