Fusinus hayesi

Fusinus hayesi
Shell of Fusinus hayesi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Fusinus
Species:	F. hayesi
Binomial name
Fusinus hayesi Snyder, 1996

Fusinus hayesi, common name Hayes' spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell reaches up to 60 mm. [2]

The shell is small, broadly spindle-shaped, with rounded whorls and a strongly indented suture. The spire makes up about three-quarters of the total aperture length. It is sculpted with crisp, narrow (angular) spiral cords and distinct axial ribs, especially prominent on the spire whorls. The siphonal canal is long and slender. [2]

The color of the shell ranges from white to pale brown, with the axial ribs often appearing lighter than the spaces between them. The periostracum is a pale horn-brown. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the Eastern Agulhas Bank at depths between 100 m and 150 m. [2]

References

1. Fusinus hayesi Snyder, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
2. Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

• Snyder, M.A. (1966). "Una nuova specie dal Sud Africa: Fusinus hayesi n. sp. (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae)". La Conchiglia. 280: 24–28.
• Steyn DG and Lussi M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 148.
• Marais JP and Kilburn RN. (2010). Fasciolariidae. In: Marais AP and Seccombe AD (eds) Identification Guide to the Seashells of South Africa. Vol. 1. Groenkloof. Centre for Molluscan Studies. p. 136.