Chryseofusus scissus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Chryseofusus scissus
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C. scissus
Binomial name
Chryseofusus scissus
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003
  • Fusinus scissus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 33 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References edit

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