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

Chryseofusus dapsilis
Shell of Chryseofusus dapsilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Chryseofusus
Species:
C. dapsilis
Binomial name
Chryseofusus dapsilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusinus (Chryseofusus) dapsilis Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 (accepted, alternate representation)
  • Fusinus dapsilis Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003

Description

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Chryseofusus dapsilis grows to a shell size of 75 mm (3.0 in).

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vietnam.

References

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  • Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003) The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Iberus 21(1): 207–240
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  • "Chryseofusus dapsilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 November 2010.