Fasciolariidae
Sign in to saveFasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
Species
spindle snails (spindle shells) and tulip shells
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyFasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae zijn een familie van slakken (Gastropoda) uit de clade Neogastropoda.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,715
- With media
- 104
- Family
- Fasciolariidae
- Collections
- LACM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Buccinoidea
- Image
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Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared about 110 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
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