Fusinus excavatus

Fusinus excavatus, common name Apricot Spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Fusinus excavatus
Shell of Fusinus excavatus from Mexico at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Fusinus
Species:
F. excavatus
Binomial name
Fusinus excavatus
(Sowerby II, 1880)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus eucosmius Dall, 1889
  • Fusus eucosmius Dall, 1889
  • Fusus excavatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1880

Description

Fusinus excavatus has a shell reaching a size of 60 – 86 mm. The surface of this spindle-shaped shell is yellowish, with darker yellowish areas.

Distribution

This species can be found in southeastern United States and from the Gulf of Mexico to northeastern Brazil. It lives on sandy and mud bottoms at depths from 30 to 160 m.

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References
  1. Fusinus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1880). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • "Fusinus (Fusinus) excavatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Encyclopedia of life
  • John W Tunnell Jr, Jean Andrews, Noe C. Barrera Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells: Identification, Ecology, Distribution
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas


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