''Buccinanops'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

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gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Buccinanopsidae The Buccinanopsidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Buccinanopsidae Galindo, Puillandre, Lozouet & Bouchet, 2016. Accessed through: World Reg ...

, the '' Nassa'' mud snails or dog whelks and the like.Bouchet, P. & Gofas, S. (2015). "''Buccinanops'' d'Orbigny, 1841". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531987 on 2016-04-28

Species

* ''

Buccinanops cochlidium ''Buccinanops cochlidium'', common name the gradated bullia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Rosenberg, G. (2015). Buccinanops cochlidium (Dillwyn, 1817). In: Mo ...

'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''

Buccinanops latus ''Buccinanops'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinanopsidae, the '' Nassa'' mud snails or dog whelks and the like.Bouchet, P. & Gofas, S. (2015). "''Buccinanops'' d'Orbigny, 1841". In: MolluscaBase (2015). A ...

'' Pastorino & Simone, 2021 * ''

Buccinanops monilifer ''Buccinanops monilifer'', common name the collared buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2015). Buccinanops monilifer (Kiener, 1 ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Buccinanops deformis'' (King, 1832): synonym of ''

Buccinastrum deforme ''Buccinastrum deforme'', common name the collared buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinanopsidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Buccinastru ...

'' (P. P. King, 1832) * ''Buccinastrum duartei'' Klappenbach, 1961: synonym of ''

Buccinastrum duartei ''Buccinastrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinanopsidae, the '' Nassa'' mud snails or dog whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Buccinastrum Pastorino & Simone, 2021. Accessed thro ...

'' (Klappenbach, 1961) (original combination) * ''Buccinanops globulosus'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''

'' (P. P. King, 1832) * ''Buccinanops gradatus'' (Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''Buccinanops cochlidium'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Buccinanops lamarckii'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''Buccinanops cochlidium'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Buccinanops paytensis'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''

Buccinastrum paytense ''Buccinastrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other r ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''Buccinanops uruguayensis'' (Pilsbry, 1897): synonym of ''

Buccinastrum uruguayense ''Buccinastrum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinanopsidae The Buccinanopsidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1897) * ''Buccinanops validus'' (Dunker, 1852): synonym of ''

Pusionella valida ''Pusionella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Clavatulidae. Description The fusiform shell is solid, smooth and shining, with numerous Whorl (mollusc), whorls. The Spire (mollusc), spire is sh ...

'' (Dunker, 1852) * ''Buccinanops vittatus'' (Linnaeus, 1767): synonym of '' Bullia vittata'' (Linnaeus, 1767)

References

External links

* Pastorino, G. (1993)
"The taxonomic status of ''Buccinanops'' d'Orbigny, 1841 (Gastropoda: Nassariidae)"
''The Veliger''. 36 (2): 160-165. * Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P. & Bouchet, P. (2016)
"The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea)"
''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution''. 99: 337-353. Buccinanopsidae {{Nassariidae-stub