''Cryptofusus'' is a monospecific
genus of large
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 ...
s with a
gill and an
operculum,
marine
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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 ...
mollusks in the family
Turbinellidae.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Cryptofusus'' Beu, 2011 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27]
Distribution
This marine species can be found along
New Zealand
Species
* ''
Cryptofusus cryptocarinatus
''Cryptofusus cryptocarinatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
Distribution
This marine species can be found along New Ze ...
'' (Dell, 1956)
References
External links
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Turbinellidae