Pusionella vulpina

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Species of gastropod

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::summary Species of gastropod ::

| taxon =Pusionella vulpina | image = Pusionella vulpina 001.jpg | image_caption = Apertural view of a shell of Pusionella vulpina | authority = (Born, 1780) | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Fusus buccinatus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Murex vulpinus Born, 1780 (basionym)
  • Pusionella rafel Pallary, P., 1920 | display_parents = 3

Pusionella vulpina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. The shell is stouter than the shell of Pusionella aculeiformis. There are no longitudinal ribs. The upper part of the whorls contains two or three engraved revolving lines, and several more at the base of the body whorl. Otherwise, the shell is smooth and polished, or with microscopic revolving striae. The color of the shell is moderate brown, sometimes yellowish or orange-brown.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon and Gabon.

References

  • Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp.

References

  1. {{WRMS species. 225548. ''Pusionella vulpina'' (born 1780). 25 August 2011
  2. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". [[Journal of Molluscan Studies]].
  3. [[George Washington Tryon]], Manual of Conchology vol. VI pp. 234–235; 1884

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