Fusitriton oregonensis
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Fusitriton oregonensis (Oregon hairy triton) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.[1]
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Oregon hairy triton | |
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Apertural view of Fusitriton oregonensis (Redfield, 1846) with operculum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Cymatiidae |
Genus: | Fusitriton |
Species: | F. oregonensis |
Binomial name | |
Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846 | |
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The snail was given its specific name oregonensis (meaning "of Oregon") to honor the Oregon Territory by conchologist John Howard Redfield in 1846.[2][3][4]
It was declared the state seashell of Oregon in 1989 by the 65th Legislative Assembly.[5]