Fusinus harfordii

Fusinus harfordii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Fusininae
Genus: Fusinus
Species: F. harfordii
Binomial name
Fusinus harfordii
(Stearns, 1871)
Synonyms

Fusus harfordii Stearns, 1871

Fusinus harfordii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The soft parts of living specimens give off a luminescent pinkish glow.

Distribution

Hope Island, British Columbia to California.

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