Fusus contabulatus

Fusus contabulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Fusus contabulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Fusus
Species:
F. contabulatus
Binomial name
Fusus contabulatus
Anton, 1838

Description

Distribution
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gollark: They radiate tons of heat and you can perfectly predict their orbital path given previous knowledge of it.
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gollark: But it would probably be hard to manage at such ridiculous velocity.
gollark: I assume they mean inertial guidance or something, where it works out its position based on acceleration/gyroscope data.

References
  1. Fusus contabulatus Anton, 1838. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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