Chryseofusus cadus

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Chryseofusus cadus 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 cadus
Shell of Chryseofusus cadus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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C. cadus
Binomial name
Chryseofusus cadus
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) cadus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003· accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus cadus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 35.7 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs of 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