Pusionella vulpina
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Pusionella vulpina is a species
of sea snail
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Clavatulidae
.
. There are no longitudinal ribs. The upper part of the whorls
contains two or three engraved revolving lines, and several more at the base of the body whorl
. Otherwise, the shell is smooth and polished, or with microscopic revolving striae. The color of the shell is moderate brown, sometimes yellowish or orange-brown.
, Senegal
and Gabon
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.The family is not well differentiated morphologically....
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 46 mm. The shell is stouter than the shell of Pusionella aculeiformisPusionella aculeiformis
Pusionella aculeiformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 31 mm and 54 mm....
. There are no longitudinal ribs. The upper part of the whorls
Whorl (mollusc)
A whorl is a single, complete 360° revolution or turn in the spiral growth of a mollusc shell. A spiral configuration of the shell is found in of numerous gastropods, but it is also found in shelled cephalopods including Nautilus, Spirula and the large extinct subclass of cephalopods known as the...
contains two or three engraved revolving lines, and several more at the base of the body whorl
Body whorl
Body whorl is part of the morphology of a coiled gastropod mollusk.- In gastropods :In gastropods, the body whorl, or last whorl, is the most recently-formed and largest whorl of a spiral or helical shell, terminating in the aperture...
. Otherwise, the shell is smooth and polished, or with microscopic revolving striae. The color of the shell is moderate brown, sometimes yellowish or orange-brown.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along MoroccoMorocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
and Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
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