Fusinus ocelliferus Long-siphoned whelk

Fusinus ocelliferusis commonly referred to as Long-siphoned whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika

Long-siphoned whelk (Fusinus ocelliferus)

Courtesy of the author Johan Swanepoel, Südafrika . Please visit www.easterncapescubadiving.co.za for more information.

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lexID:: 10621
AphiaID:: 225337

Scientific:: Fusinus ocelliferus
German:: Spindelschnecke
English:: Long-siphoned Whelk

Category:: Snails

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Fasciolariidae (Family) > Fusinus (Genus) > ocelliferus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lamarck, ), 1816

Occurrence:: South-Africa
Sea depth:: 1 - 307 Meter
Size:: 3.15" - 5.91" (8cm - 15cm)
Temperature:: 48.2 °F - 68 °F (9°C - 20°C)
Food:: Predatory, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Fusinus aepynotus
Fusinus africanae
Fusinus agadirensis
Fusinus agatha
Fusinus albacarinoides
Fusinus albinus
Fusinus alcimus
Fusinus allyni
Fusinus alternatus
Fusinus amadeus
Fusinus amphiurgus
Fusinus angeli
Fusinus annae
Fusinus ansatus
Fusinus arabicus
Fusinus aurinodatus
Fusinus australis
Fusinus benjamini
Fusinus benthalis
Fusinus bifrons
Fusinus bishopi
Fusinus blakensis
Fusinus bocagei
Fusinus boettgeri
Fusinus bonaespei
Fusinus boucheti
Fusinus bountyi
Fusinus brasiliensis
Fusinus brianoi
Fusinus buzzurroi
Fusinus caparti
Fusinus carvalhoriosi
Fusinus chocolatus
Fusinus chuni
Fusinus clarae
Fusinus colombiensis
Fusinus coltrorum
Fusinus colus
Fusinus corallinus
Fusinus couei
Fusinus cratis
Fusinus cretellai
Fusinus damasoi
Fusinus dampieri
Fusinus diandraensis
Fusinus dilectus
Fusinus dimassai
Fusinus dimitrii
Fusinus dovpeledi
Fusinus dowianus
Fusinus dupetitthouarsi
Fusinus edjanssi
Fusinus emmae
Fusinus euekes
Fusinus eviae
Fusinus excavatus
Fusinus ferrugineus
Fusinus filosus
Fusinus flammulatus
Fusinus flavicomus
Fusinus forceps
Fusinus frailensis
Fusinus frenguellii
Fusinus gallagheri
Fusinus genticus
Fusinus gracillimus
Fusinus guidonis
Fusinus halistreptus
Fusinus hartvigii
Fusinus harveyi
Fusinus hayesi
Fusinus helenae
Fusinus hernandezi
Fusinus inglorius
Fusinus irregularis
Fusinus josei
Fusinus juliabrownae
Fusinus kilburni
Fusinus labronicus
Fusinus laticlavius
Fusinus laticostatus
Fusinus laviniae
Fusinus lightbourni
Fusinus longissimus
Fusinus malhaensis
Fusinus marcusi
Fusinus margaritae
Fusinus mariaodetae
Fusinus marisinicus
Fusinus maroccensis
Fusinus martinezi
Fusinus mauiensis
Fusinus meteoris
Fusinus midwayensis
Fusinus multicarinatus
Fusinus nicki
Fusinus nobilis
Fusinus ocelliferus
Spindelschnecke
Fusinus palmarium
Fusinus parvulus
Fusinus patriciae
Fusinus pauciliratus
Fusinus perplexus
Fusinus polygonoides
Fusinus profetai
Fusinus pulchellus
Fusinus pyrulatus
Fusinus retiarius
Fusinus rogersi
Fusinus rolani
Fusinus rostratus
Fusinus rushii
Fusinus rusticulus
Fusinus salisburyi
Fusinus saundersi
Fusinus schrammi
Fusinus sectus
Fusinus seriatus
Fusinus serotinus
Fusinus severnsi
Fusinus similis
Fusinus somaliensis
Fusinus spectrum
Fusinus stannum
Fusinus stanyi
Fusinus stegeri
Fusinus strigatus
Fusinus tenerifensis
Fusinus teretron
Fusinus thermariensis
Fusinus thompsoni
Fusinus timessus
Fusinus townsendi
Fusinus transkeiensis
Fusinus tuberculatus
Fusinus turris
Fusinus undatus
Fusinus ventimigliae
Fusinus verbinneni
Fusinus vercoi
Fusinus verrucosus
Fusinus virginiae
Fusinus vitreus
Fusinus wallacei
Fusinus wellsi
Fusinus williami

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-04-09 20:28:45
Last edit:: 2017-04-09 20:35:14

Info

Fusinus ocelliferus (Lamarck, 1816)

Shell elongate, the Siphonal canal up to one-third the total length.The shell colour is white to brown,sometimes flecked with darker spots.The foot is bright orange red.

Fusinus ocelliferus, commonly known as The Long-siphoned whelk, feeds on polychaete worms.

Synonyms:
Cominella prolongata
Fusinus adamsii
Fusinus ocellifer
Fusinus ocellifer f. adamsii
Fusus adamsii
Fusus cinnamomeus
Fusus crenulatus
Fusus ocellifer
Fusus ocelliferus
Fusus robustior
Fusus rudolphi
Fusus ventricosus
Fusus verruculatus

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Fasciolariidae (Family) > Fusininae (Subfamily) > Fusinus (Genus) > Fusinus ocellifer

External links

Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Long-siphoned whelk (Fusinus ocelliferus)

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