Viridifusus buxeus

Viridifusus buxeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Fusininae
Genus: Viridifusus
Species: V. buxeus
Binomial name
Viridifusus buxeus
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus buxeus (Reeve, 1847)
  • Fusus buxeus Reeve, 1847 (basionym)
  • Pleuroploca buxeus (Reeve, 1847)

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa and the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607877 on 2012-08-25


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