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Fusiturricula paulettae

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Fusiturricula paulettae
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The length of an adult shell attains 55 mm; its diameter 19.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Venezuela.

References

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  1. ^ Fossilworks: Fusiturricula paulettae
  2. ^ "Fusiturricula jaquensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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