Aristofusus couei

Aristofusus couei, common name the Yucatan 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]

Aristofusus couei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Aristofusus
Species:
A. couei
Binomial name
Aristofusus couei
(Petit, 1853)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
  • Fusus couei Petit de la Saussaye, 1853
  • Heilprinia couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sra off Yucatan, Mexico.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aristofusus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318059 on 2020-11-30
  • Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82.


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