Fusiturricula enae
Species of gastropod
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Fusiturricula enae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.[3][4]
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| Fusiturricula enae | |
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| Shell of Fusiturricula enae (from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History collection)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Drilliidae |
| Genus: | Fusiturricula |
| Species: | F. enae |
| Binomial name | |
| Fusiturricula enae Bartsch, 1934 [2] | |
Description
The shell has a spindle-like form, and a pale horn color. The colour between each "spiral" is pale chestnut brown. The first "spirals" are cusp-like, and the following become increasingly more rounded and elongated.[5] The shell grows to a length of 24 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Caribbean Sea and off Puerto Rico at depths between 500 m and 550 m.