''Fusinus aepynotus'' is a
species
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of
sea snail, a marine
gastropod mollusc in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appeared about 110 million years ago d ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
Distribution
References
aepynotus
Gastropods described in 1889
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