''Pseudofusus rostratus'' is a
species
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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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gracilipurpura rostrata (Olivi, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319814 on 2020-12-05]
Description
The length of the shell attains 15.7 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
.
References
* Salis Marschlins C. U. von (1793). Reisen in verschieden Provinzen den Königreischs Neapel. Zurich and Leipzig, Ziegler Vol. I: pp. 442 + 10 pl.
* del Prete R. (1883). Conchiglie coralligene del mare di Sciacca. Bullettino della Società Malacologica Italiana 9: 254-265
* Coen G. (1918). Di un nuovo Fusus adriatico. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali, Pavia 56: 317-319
* Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82
External links
Olivi G. (1792). Zoologia Adriatica, ossia catalogo ragionato degli animali del golfo e della lagune di Venezia. Bassano [G. Remondini e fl.]. [ix] + 334 + xxxii pp., 9 plsLamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième. Paris: published by the Author, 711 ppReeve L.A. (1847–1848). Monograph of the genus Fusus. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 4, pls 1–21 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., LondonMonterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6): 140-151 [1 marzo]; 9(7): 157-166 [1 aprile]; 9(8): 181-191Sturany, R. (1896). Zoologische Ergebnisse VII. Mollusken I (Prosobranchier und Opisthobranchier; Scaphopoden; Lamellibranchier) gesammelt von S.M. Schiff "Pola" 1890-1894. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematische-Naturwissenschaftlischen Classe. 63: 1-36, pl. 1-2.Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Palermo, Virzi, 152 ppLocard A. (1886). Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusque marins. Lyon, H. Georg & Paris, Baillière : pp. X + 778Monterosato T. A. (di) (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Naturalista Siciliano, Palermo, 9(6)Locard A. (1891). Les coquilles marines des côtes de France. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 37: 1-385Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. Journal de Conchyliologie. 48(3): 211-422Pallary, P. (1904–1906). Addition à la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gabès. Journal de Conchyliologie. 52: 212-248, pl. 7
rostratus
Gastropods described in 1792
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