Spergo fusiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Spergo fusiformis
Shell of Spergo fusiformis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Spergo
Species:
S. fusiformis
Binomial name
Spergo fusiformis
(Habe, 1962)
Synonyms[1]
  • Pontiothauma fusiforme Habe, 1962
  • Spergo (Speoides) fusiformis (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 75 mm and 122 mm. The shell is fusiform, with a pointed apex and a smooth, glossy surface. The coloration is typically a light brown or beige, often with darker spiral bands.[2]

It is found in deep-sea environments, typically at depths ranging from 200 to 1000 meters. It inhabits sandy or muddy substrates where it preys on smaller invertebrates. This species is adapted to cold, high-pressure environments of the deep sea and plays a role in the benthic ecosystem as a predator.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madagascar, New Caledonia, China Sea and Japan

References

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  1. ^ a b Spergo fusiforme (Habe, 1962). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  2. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Spergo fusiformis". bie.ala.org.au.
  • Habe T. (1961). Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan (II). Hoikusha, Osaka. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pls.
  • Sysoev, A.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Gastéropodes turriformes (Gastropoda: Conoidea) nouveaux ou peu connus du Sud-Ouest Pacifique = New and uncommon turriform gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the South-West Pacific. in: Bouchet, P. et al. (Ed.) Tropical deep-sea benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie. 185: 271-320.
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