Pusionella
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| Pusionella | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Pusionella nifat | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Clavatulidae |
| Genus: | Pusionella Gray, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Buccinum nifat Bruguière, 1789 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Netrum Philippi, 1850 (invalid: junior objective synonym of Pusionella) | |
Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.[1]
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.[2]
Distribution
This genus occurs off the western coast of Africa.
