Serratifusus excelens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
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| Shell of Serratifusus excelens (holotype at MNHN? Paris) | |
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| Serratifusus excelens Fraussen Hadorn, 2003[1]
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Etymology edit
Named after the Latin expression excelens (sic - should be excellens) (adjective), meaning "high, exalted, lofty".
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 36.4 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia (depth range: 370 –405 m).
References edit
- ^ Fraussen Hadorn. 2003. Novapex 4 (2–3): 33–50. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Serratifusus excelens Fraussen Hadorn, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50
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