Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Fusininae Scientific name Fusinus ocellifer Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Fasciolariidae Genus Fusinus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Fusinus ocelliferus, common name the long-siphoned whelk, 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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The specific name was originally spelled "ocelliferus"; although this is not a correct latinization it is not liable to a justified emendation (cf. ICZN art. 32.5.1. "Incorrect transliteration or latinization ... are not to be considered inadvertent errors"). The spelling ocellifer is therefore an unjustified emendation, which may be traced to Kaicher, 1976 (card no 1857)
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
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