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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Fusininae

Fusinus benjamini Hadorn, 1997


Range: 13.2°N to 6°N; 60.5°W to 54°W
Depth: 45 to 195 m (live 195 to 173 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 182  mm

Synonymy

Fusinus clenchi Bullis, 
Fusinus benjamini Hadorn, 1997

Details


Fusinus benjamini Hadorn, 1997, p. 10-15, figs. 1-7; front cover
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: 2 miles offshore of North Sandy Lane Bay, St. James, west coast of Barbados, 195 m
Range: 13.2°N to 6°N; 60.5°W to 54°W
Depth: 45 to 195 m (live 195 to 173 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 182 mm
Distribution: Barbados; Trinidad & Tobago: Trinidad, Tobago; Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam
References: Hadorn (1997) DdLlNM; Hadorn & Rogers (2000) SEW
Comments: Hadorn & Rogers (2000) record a specimen from Colombia with doubt. Maximum size stated as 187 mm, but no specimens larger than 182 mm are listed.

Fusinus clenchi Bullis, , 
[Not available]
References: Hadorn & Rogers (2000) s
Comments: Nude name; manuscript name used on some price lists (Hadorn & Rogers 2000).


Partial List of References

Hadorn, R. 1997. A new species from the West Indies: Fusinus benjamini n. sp. (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) La Conchiglia 29(282) 10-15, cover. [Stated date: -- Mar 1997.]

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