Marmorofusus leptorhynchus

Marmorofusus leptorhynchus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Marmorofusus leptorhynchus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Marmorofusus
Species:
M. leptorhynchus
Binomial name
Marmorofusus leptorhynchus
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus leptorhynchus (Tapparone Canefri, 1875)
  • Fusus leptorhynchus Tapparone-Canefri, 1875
  • Fusus subquadratus G. B. Sowerby II, 1880

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Red Sea: Egypt, Sinai, Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, western Saudi Arabia south to Sudan and Eritrea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus leptorhynchus (Tapperoni Canefri, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1395904 on 2020-12-03
  • Tapparone-Canefri C. (1875). Studio monografico sopra i Muricidi del mar Rosso. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 7: 569-640, pl. 19.
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