Granulifusus martinorum

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

Granulifusus martinorum
Five views of a shell of Granulifusus martinorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Granulifusus
Species:
G. martinorum
Binomial name
Granulifusus martinorum
Cernohorsky, 1987
Synonyms

Latirus martinorum Cernohorsky, 1987 (original combination)

Description

The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 14 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References
  1. Granulifusus martinorum Cernohorsky, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 March 2014.
  • Cernohorsky, W.O. (1987a) The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca part 14. With descriptions of two new species. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 24, 107–122
  • Snyder M.A. (2013) One new, one newly placed, and two old Granulifusus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Gloria Maris 52(5): 115–122.
  • "Latirus martinorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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