Austrofusus glans facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Austrofusus glans |
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A dorsal view of a shell of Austrofusus glans | |
Scientific classification | |
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
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Buccinoidea
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Austrofusus
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A. glans
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Austrofusus glans (Röding, 1798)
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Austrofusus glans is a species of medium-sized sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Austrofusus glans is a medium-sized species of buccinid whelk. The species occurs in shallow, subtidal depths down to at least 600 metres on sandy or soft-bottom sediments.
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand.
See also
In Spanish: Austrofusus glans para niños
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