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Fusus henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †
1318067 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1318067)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Fusus Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 49 [details]
page(s): 49 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
type locality contained in Dominican Republic [details]
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, J. S. Heniker.
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, J. S. Heniker. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fusus henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1318067 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 49 [details]
page(s): 49 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, J. S. Heniker. [details]
