Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Fusininae Scientific name Fusinus ansatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Fasciolariidae Genus Fusinus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Fusinus, Fusinus excavatus, Fusinus ocelliferus | ||
Fusinus ansatus, common name the closter spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 100 mm and 230 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
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