Chryseofusus jurgeni

Chryseofusus jurgeni 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 jurgeni
Chryseofusus jurgeni
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C. jurgeni
Binomial name
Chryseofusus jurgeni
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2002)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) jurgeni (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2002)
  • Fusinus jurgeni Hadorn & Fraussen, 2002 (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 94.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off southern Madagascar and Mozambique.

References

  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2002) Two new Fusinus from East Africa (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 20(1): 63–72.
  • 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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