Fusiturricula andrei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[2][3]

Fusiturricula andrei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Fusiturricula
Species:
F. andrei
Binomial name
Fusiturricula andrei
McLean & Poorman, 1971 [1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Pacific Ocean off Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos Islands

References

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  1. ^ McLean, J.H. & Poorman, R. (1971) New species of tropical Eastern Pacific Turridae. The Veliger, 14, 89–113.
  2. ^ a b Fusiturricula andrei McLean & Poorman, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev; N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
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