Cyrtulus kilburni

Cyrtulus kilburni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Cyrtulus
Species:
C. kilburni
Binomial name
Cyrtulus kilburni
(Hadorn, 1999)
Synonyms

Fusinus kilburni Hadorn, 1999 (original combination)

Cyrtulus kilburni 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 species' shells measure 35–95 millimeters in length.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Durban, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cyrtulus kilburni (Hadorn, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318012 on 2020-12-03
  2. ^ Hardy, Eddie. "Fusinus (Fusinus) kilburni". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  • Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82.


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