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Two new Fusinus from East Africa (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae)

Roland Hadorn, Koen Fraussen

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Fusus? retiarius von Martens, 1901 is recognized as a valid species, placed in the genus Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 by radular evidence and compared with Fusinus articulatus (Sowerby, 1880). A lectotype is selected. Previously known only from Somalia, its range is now extended to southwestern Madagascar. Fusinus jurgeni sp. nov. and Fusinus virginiae sp. nov. are described as new to science. F. jurgeni sp. nov. is compared with F. subangulatus (von Martens, 1901) and F. bradneri (Drivas and Jay, 1990). Fusinus virginiae sp. nov. is compared with Pseudolatirus pallidus Kuroda and Habe in Habe, 1961.

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Key concepts: Gastropoda, Geography, Geology, Paleontology