Amiantofusus amiantus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Amiantofusus amiantus
Shell of Amiantofusus amiantus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Amiantofusus
Species:
A. amiantus
Binomial name
Amiantofusus amiantus
(Dall, 1889)[1]
Synonyms[2]

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  • Fusus amiantus Dall, 1889
  • Fusinus amiantus (Dall, 1889)
  • Fusus grimaldii Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1896
  • Fusus grimaldii var. major Locard, 1897
  • Meyeria decorata Locard, 1897
  • Meyeria decorata var. ecaudata Locard, 1897

Description

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Distribution

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References

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  • Locard, A., 1897 – Mollusques testacés. In: Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, vol. 1, p. 516 p, 22
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