Austrofusus glans
Species of gastropod
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Austrofusus glans is a species of medium-sized sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prosiphonidae.[1]
| Austrofusus glans | |
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| A dorsal view of a shell of Austrofusus glans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Prosiphonidae |
| Genus: | Austrofusus |
| Species: | A. glans |
| Binomial name | |
| Austrofusus glans (Röding, 1798) | |
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Description
Austrofusus glans is a medium-sized species of buccinid whelk.[2][3] The species occurs in shallow, subtidal depths down to at least 600 metres on sandy or soft-bottom sediments.[4]
(Described as Buccinum triton) The shell is ovate-elongate, swollen, and broad, and it is marked with transverse striations composed of very fine striae. It consists of six convex whorls, which are somewhat angled at the middle and encircled with a band of conical tubercles.
The aperture is oblong and milky in color. The outer lip has a wavy margin, and the spire is twisted, broad, and sinuous. The siphonal canal is wide and well-developed.[5]
Distribution
The marine species is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
