Siphonofusus
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Genus: | Siphonofusus Kuroda & Hake 1952
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Siphonofusus, also known as Waller's Whelk,[1] is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
This genus is now considered a synonym of Euthria Gray, 1850 [2]
Species
Species within the genus Siphonofusus include:
- Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)
- Siphonofusus vicdani Kosuge, 1992[3]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Siphonofusus bradneri Drivas & Jay, 1990: synonym of Chryseofusus bradneri (Drivas & Jay, 1990)*
- Siphonofusus brunobrianoi:[4] synonym of Buccinulum brunobrianoi Parth, 1993
- Siphonofusus chrysodomoides:[5] synonym of Chryseofusus chrysodomoides (Schepman, 1911)
- Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999:[6] synonym of Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999)
References
- ^ Gastropods.com Retrieved March 23, 2016
- ^ a b Siphonofusus Kuroda & Hake 1952. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Siphonofusus vicdani Kosuge, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- ^ Discover LifeSiphonofusus brunobrianoi Retrieved 23 March 2016
- ^ Discover Life Siphonofusus chrysodomoides Retrieved 23 March 2016
- ^ Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
- Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (1999) Rediscovery of Fusinus subangulatus (von Martens, 1903) and description of a new Somalian Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), including some notes on the taxonomical position of the genus Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1952. Vita Marina 46(3-4): 111-122