''Fusiturris similis'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Fusiturridae
Fusiturridae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This ...
.
It has also been found as a fossil from the
Pleistocene in
Sicily.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in European waters, the
Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean off the
Canaries,
Cape Verde
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,
West Africa and the equatorial zone.
References
Bibliography
* Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). ''Coquillages du Gabon
hells of Gabon'' Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
*
Specimen of ''Fusiturris similis'' at MNHN, Paris
similis
Gastropods described in 1838
Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
Molluscs of the Mediterranean Sea
Molluscs of the Canary Islands
Gastropods of Cape Verde
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