Fusinus albacarinoides
| Fusinus albacarinoides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Fusinus |
| Species: | F. albacarinoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusinus albacarinoides Hadorn, Afonso & Rolan, 2009[1] | |
Fusinus albacarinoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]
Description
This species is a small gastropod with a slender, elongate shell reaching up to 18.5 mm in length. The original description noted that the shell is colored red-brown to dark brown with a conspicuous peripheral white band, giving a distinct contrast along the whorls. The surface sculpture is rough and sculptured with axial ribs and spiral, cords, typical of many spindle snails, but comparatively smaller and more delicate than in larger congeners. The spire is slender and tapering, and the siphonal canal is relatively short, a feature that helps distinguish this species from other eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean members of its genus. The protoconch is paucispiral, suggesting limited larval dispersal and potential localized distribution. These morphological traits are consistent with small benthic fusinines adapted to rocky substrates in shallow subtidal zones.[3][4]
Distribution
This species was found in the Gulf of Cadiz, off Portugal.
References
- ↑ Hadorn, Afonso & Rolan (2009). Iberus 27 (1) : 119–129. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Fusinus albacarinoides Hadorn, Afonso & Rolan, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ Hadorn, Roland; Afonso, Carlos M. L.; Rolán, Emilio (January 2009). "A new Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the Algarve, south coast of Portugal". Iberus. 27 (1). Sociedad Española de Malacologia: 119–129 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ "Southern Portugal Research Papers - Academia.edu". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 7 May 2026.