Tibia fusus
(Linnaeus,
1758) (Sea Snail)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Image copyrights: Eddie Hardy
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Rostellariidae |
Image copyrights: Eddie Hardy
Description
Size: Upto 150 mm in height.
Shell very large, solid and stout, fusiformly turreted, whorls 16-20, spire acuminate. Aperture wide and elongate, columella arched, with callus, outer lip slightly expanded, bearing 4 to 6 very ShOlt blunt digitations on its lower half, anterior canal long and slightly curved. Sculptured with axial ribs on the early whorls.
Size: Upto 150 mm in height.
Shell very large, solid and stout, fusiformly turreted, whorls 16-20, spire acuminate. Aperture wide and elongate, columella arched, with callus, outer lip slightly expanded, bearing 4 to 6 very ShOlt blunt digitations on its lower half, anterior canal long and slightly curved. Sculptured with axial ribs on the early whorls.
Synonym (s)
• Murex fusus Linnaeus, 1758
(Basionym)
• Rostellaria ionica Perry, 1811
• Rostellaria rectirostris Lamarck, 1822
• Rostellaria sinensis Perry, 1811
• Rostellaria subulata Lamarck, 1801
• Strombus clavus Linnaeus, 1771
• Strombus unicornis Dillwyn, 1817
• Tibia indiarum Roding, 1798
• Murex fusus Linnaeus, 1758
(Basionym)
• Rostellaria ionica Perry, 1811
• Rostellaria rectirostris Lamarck, 1822
• Rostellaria sinensis Perry, 1811
• Rostellaria subulata Lamarck, 1801
• Strombus clavus Linnaeus, 1771
• Strombus unicornis Dillwyn, 1817
• Tibia indiarum Roding, 1798
Common Name (s)
• Spindle Tibia (English)
• Spindle Tibia (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Muddy
Habitat: Muddy
Biogeography
• Pondicherry, Karaikal (Lat: 10.91) (Long: 79.83) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 10) (Long: 93) INDIA
• Gujarat, Okha (Lat: 22.47) (Long: 69.08) INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai (Lat: 18.98) (Long: 72.83) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram (Lat: 9.25) (Long: 79.33) INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
• Pondicherry, Karaikal (Lat: 10.91) (Long: 79.83) INDIA
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands (Lat: 10) (Long: 93) INDIA
• Gujarat, Okha (Lat: 22.47) (Long: 69.08) INDIA
• Maharashtra, Mumbai (Lat: 18.98) (Long: 72.83) INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Rameswaram (Lat: 9.25) (Long: 79.33) INDIA
• Kerala INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- Subba Rao, NV (2003) Indian seashells Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI, Kolkata (Part 1) 416 pp Available at - NCL, Pune
- Subba Rao, NV and Dey, A (2000) Catalogue of marine molluscs of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Occasional paper no 187 Records of the Zoological Survey of India ZSI 1-323 Available at - NCL, Pune
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Eddie, H Hardy's internet guide to marine gastropods Available at - http://www.gastropods.com/
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Available at - http://data.gbif.org/species/
Page last updated on:2012-08-06
