Orania fusulus

Orania fusulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Orania
Species:
O. fusulus
Binomial name
Orania fusulus
(Brocchi, 1814)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Coralliophila (Coralliophila) spadae Libassi, I., 1859
  • Murex fusulus Brocchi, 1814
  • Murex pyrrhias Watson, 1883
  • Murex spadae tiberiana Brusina, S., 1871
  • Muricopsis angolensis (Odhner, 1922)
  • Ocenebra angolensis Odhner, 1922
  • Orania angolensis Odhner, N.H.J., 1922
  • Orania spadae elongatus Pallary, P. in Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Orania spadae major Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae minor Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae obesa Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae robustus Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Pollia fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Pollia fusulus major Locard, 1897
  • Pseudomurex spadae elongatus Pallary, 1900 in Settepassi, 1977
  • Pseudomurex spadae major Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae minor Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae obesa Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae robustus Settepassi, 1977

Orania fusulus, common name : the spindle dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]

Description

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The shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm

Distribution

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This species is distributed in Western European waters, the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Brazil.

References

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  • 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
  • Sabelli B. & Tommasini S. (1983). Contributo alla conoscenza sistematica di "Murex" fusulus Brocchi, 1814. Bollettino Malacologico 19 (1–4): 1–12
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
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