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Pusionella
Sign in to savePusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyClavatulidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 24
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Clavatulidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, MNHN, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Senegal, Italie, Liberia, Angola, Malaysia, Gabon, Singapore
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Clavatulidae
- Image
- Pusionella nifat 001.png
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- taxon name
- Pusionella
- taxon rank
- genus
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- Pusionella
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Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
==Description== The fusiform shell is solid, smooth and shining, with numerous whorls. The spire is sharp. The lip lacks an anal sinus. The siphonal canal is short, and exteriorly carinated at the base. The columella is twisted anteriorly. The operculum has a lateral nucleus. The eyes are located at the external bases of the tentacles.
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