Serratifusus excelens

Serratifusus excelens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Serratifusus excelens
Shell of Serratifusus excelens (holotype at MNHN? Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Serratifusus
Species:
S. excelens
Binomial name
Serratifusus excelens
Fraussen Hadorn, 2003[1]

Etymology

Named after the Latin expression excelens (sic - should be excellens) (adjective), meaning "high, exalted, lofty".

Description

The length of the shell attains 36.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 370 -405 m).

References
  1. Fraussen Hadorn. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 33–50. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. Serratifusus excelens Fraussen Hadorn, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50


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