Fusiturris pfefferi
Species of gastropod
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Fusiturris pfefferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.[1][2]
| Fusiturris pfefferi | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Fusiturris pfefferi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Fusiturridae |
| Genus: | Fusiturris |
| Species: | F. pfefferi |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturris pfefferi (Strebel, 1912) | |
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Description
The shell grows to a length of 45 mm.
The shiny shell has a fusiform shape and resembles Tomellana hupferi (Strebel, 1912).The color of the shell is a bright brown. The protoconch consists of 1½ whorls. The 11 whorls increase downwards evenly in width.
Distribution
This species occurs in the equatorial zone of the Atlantic Ocean off Gabon.
