Amiantofusus gloriabundus
| Amiantofusus gloriabundus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Amiantofusus |
| Species: | A. gloriabundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amiantofusus gloriabundus Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn, 2007[1] | |
Amiantofusus gloriabundus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]
Description
Large spiraling shells, often grey or mottled red in color, sometimes with curved white sections on the shells of elder males. Small spines or protrusions on the shell are common at specific points.
Distribution
Amiantofusus gloriabundus is mainly found in temperate shallow waters off the coast of South America or Indonesia and other parts of the South Pacific. They are also found in cooler seas off the coast of India because of the food rich waters there.
References
- ↑ Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn (2007). Novapex 8 (3-4) : 79-101. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Amiantofusus gloriabundus Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
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