Fusinus sectus

Fusinus sectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Fusinus sectus
Shell of Fusinus sectus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Fusinus
Species:	F. sectus
Binomial name
Fusinus sectus (Locard, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
Fusinus sectus var. minor F. Nordsieck, 1968 Fusus sectus Locard, 1897

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.5 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Western Sahara.