Ariefusus rutilus

Ariefusus rutilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Ariefusus
Species:
A. rutilus
Binomial name
Ariefusus rutilus
(Nicolay & Berthelot, 1996)
Synonyms

Fusinus rutilus Nicolay & Berthelot, 1996 (original combination)

Ariefusus rutilus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occur off Gabon.

References

  • Nicolay K. & Berthelot G. (1996). A new Fusinus from western Africa (Gastropoda: Fasciolariinae). La Conchiglia. 28(178): 25-28
  • Nolf, F. (2023). Description of a new Apertifusus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), followed by an in-depth look to other species of the family Fasciolariidae in Gabonese, Angolan and Namibian waters. Neptunea. 17(1): 1-22.