Chryseofusus acherusius
Shell of Chryseofusus acherusius (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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C. acherusius
Binomial name
Chryseofusus acherusius
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003· accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Chryseofusus acherusius 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

The length of the shell attains 58.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.

References

  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003) The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207–240.


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