Chryseofusus alisae

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Chryseofusus alisae
Shell of Chryseofusus alisae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Chryseofusus
Species:
C. alisae
Binomial name
Chryseofusus alisae
(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) alisae Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003· accepted, alternate representation
  • Fusinus alisae Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Chryseofusus alisae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 29.7 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References[edit]

  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003) The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207–240.