Fusiturricula acra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
| Fusiturricula acra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fusiturricula |
| Species: | F. acra
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| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturricula acra (Woodring, 1970)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pleurofusia acra Woodring, 1970 | |
Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Colombia and Venezuela.
Fossils have been found in the Gatun formation, Panama.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2015). Fusiturricula acra (Woodring, 1970). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532863 on 2016-10-03
- ^ E. Petuch, A relict Neogene Caenogastropod fauna from Northern South America; Malacologia v. 20 (1980–1981)
- Woodring, Wendell Phillips. Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama; description of Tertiary mollusks (Gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae). No. 306-D. 1970.