Fusinus dilectus Adams 1856 (spindle shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Alternative combination: Fusus dilectus

Synonyms: Fusinus marensis Weisbord 1962, Fusinus tenuiliratus Dunker 1867, Fusus tenuiliratus Dunker 1867

Belongs to Fusinus according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010

See also Hendy et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Fusinus (Fusinus), Fusinus (Gracilipurpura), Fusinus (Roperia), Fusinus alaquaensis, Fusinus bocarepertus, Fusinus bocaserpentis, Fusinus caboblanquensis, Fusinus closter, Fusinus coalingensis, Fusinus colubri, Fusinus colus, Fusinus dictyotis, Fusinus dilleri, Fusinus dupetitthouarsi, Fusinus empireensis, Fusinus empleus, Fusinus engonius, Fusinus exilis, Fusinus fabulator, Fusinus gesteri, Fusinus henekeni, Fusinus henicus, Fusinus hoffmani, Fusinus honensis, Fusinus longiusculoides, Fusinus macnairyensis, Fusinus magdalenensis, Fusinus markleyensis, Fusinus meganosensis, Fusinus meredithae, Fusinus merriami, Fusinus meunieri, Fusinus mohrioides, Fusinus obtentus, Fusinus patagoniensis, Fusinus pinolianus, Fusinus quilonicus, Fusinus sculptilis, Fusinus sewalliana, Fusinus simiensis, Fusinus simulans, Fusinus sirenideditus, Fusinus springvalensis, Fusinus taeniensis, Fusinus teglandae, Fusinus trentensis, Fusinus ucalius, Fusinus unicarinatus, Fusinus voetus, Fusinus vonderschmidti, Fusus (Exilifusus)

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Venezuela (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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