''Callifusus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily Fusininae of the
family
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appeared about 110 million years ago d ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Callifusus Vermeij & Snyder, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319757 on 2020-12-01]
Species
Species within the genus ''Callifusus'' include:
* ''
Callifusus edjanssi
''Callifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, mari ...
''
(Callomon & Snyder, 2017)
* ''
Callifusus irregularis
''Callifusus irregularis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Callifusus irregularis (Grabau, 1904). ...
''
(Grabau, 1904)
References
* Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82
Gastropod genera
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