Viridifusus
Viridifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
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Viridifusus buxeus | |
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Subfamily: | Fusininae |
Genus: | Viridifusus Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012 |
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Fusus buxeus Reeve, 1847 |
They occur in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Cape Verdes.
Species
Species within the genus Viridifusus include:[1]
- Viridifusus albinus (A. Adams, 1856)
- Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847)
- Viridifusus maximus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
- Viridifusus mollis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
References
- Viridifusus Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 December 2018.
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70
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