Chryseofusus acherusius

Chryseofusus acherusius 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 acherusius
Shell of Chryseofusus acherusius (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Chryseofusus
Species:
C. acherusius
Binomial name
Chryseofusus acherusius
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003· accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Description

The length of the shell attains 58.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Mozambique.

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References
  1. Hdorn & Fraussen. 2003. Iberus 21 (1): 207–240. World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Chryseofusus acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 31 August 2010.
  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003) The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207–240.


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