Fusiturricula paulettae
Species of gastropod
| Fusiturricula paulettae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fusiturricula |
| Species: | F. paulettae |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturricula paulettae (Princz 1978) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Knefastia paulettae Princz 1978 | |
Fusiturricula paulettae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[1]
According to Gastropods.com it is a synonym of Fusiturricula jaquensis (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1850),[2] but it belongs to Fusiturricula according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
Description
The length of an adult shell attains 55 mm; its diameter 19.9 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Venezuela.
References
- B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva. 2010. Early Pliocene gastropods of Cubagua, Venezuela: Taxonomy, palaeobiogeography and ecostratigraphy. Palaeontos 19:1–221
External links
- Daniel Princz (1978), Los Molluscos marinos del Golfo de Venezuela; Contribucion # 78 p. 70
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