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Orania fusulus

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| genus = Orania (gastropod)

| species = fusulus

| authority = (Brocchi, 1814){{WRMS source|39316|Brocchi G. B. (1814). Conchiologia fossile subappenninica con osservazioni geologiche sugli Appennini e sul suolo adiacente. Milano Vol. I: pp. LXXX + 56 + 240; Vol. II, p. 241–712, pl. 1-16|24 April 2010}}

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  • Coralliophila (Coralliophila) spadae Libassi, I., 1859
  • Murex fusulus Brocchi, 1814
  • Murex pyrrhias Watson, 1883
  • Murex spadae tiberiana Brusina, S., 1871
  • Muricopsis angolensis (Odhner, 1922)
  • Ocenebra angolensis Odhner, 1922
  • Orania angolensis Odhner, N.H.J., 1922
  • Orania spadae elongatus Pallary, P. in Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Orania spadae major Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae minor Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae obesa Pallary, P., 1900
  • Orania spadae robustus Settepassi, F., 1977
  • Pollia fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)
  • Pollia fusulus major Locard, 1897
  • Pseudomurex spadae elongatus Pallary, 1900 in Settepassi, 1977
  • Pseudomurex spadae major Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae minor Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae obesa Pallary, 1900
  • Pseudomurex spadae robustus Settepassi, 1977

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Orania fusulus, common name : the spindle dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.{{WRMS species|140411|Orania fusulus (Brocchi, 1814)||28 December 2010}}

Description

The shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm

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Distribution

This species is distributed in Western European waters, the Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola and Brazil.

References

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  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
  • Sabelli B. & Tommasini S. (1983). Contributo alla conoscenza sistematica di "Murex" fusulus Brocchi, 1814. Bollettino Malacologico 19 (1–4): 1–12
  • Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp

External links

  • [http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_2995.shtml Gastropods.com : Orania fusulus; accessed; 28 December 2010]

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Category:Gastropods described in 1814

Category:Orania (gastropod)

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