''Chryseofusus'' is a
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of
sea snails,
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily Fusininae of the
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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.
Originally a subgenus of ''
Fusinus
''Fusinus'' is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Reg ...
'', ''Chryseofusus'' was raised to the rank of genus by Callomon & Snyder, 2009
Paul Callomon, Martin Avery Snyder, ''On Some Fusinus from the East and South China Seas (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), with Description of a New Species'', Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 158(1):209-219. 2009
Species
Species within the genus ''Chryseofusus'' include:Chryseofusus bradneri
''Chryseofusus bradneri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 53.9 mm.
Distribution
This spec ...
'' (Drivas & Jay, 1990)
* '' Chryseofusus cadus'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)
* ''Chryseofusus chrysodomoides
''Chryseofusus chrysodomoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gas ...
'' (Schepman, 1911)
* '' Chryseofusus dapsilis'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)
* '' Chryseofusus graciliformis'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1880)
* ''Chryseofusus hyphalus
''Chryseofusus hyphalus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 96 mm
Distribu ...
'' (M. Smith, 1940)
* '' Chryseofusus jurgeni'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2002)
* '' Chryseofusus kazdailisi'' (Fraussen & Hadorn, 2000)
* '' Chryseofusus lecourtorum'' Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2014
* '' Chryseofusus lorenzi'' Fraussen & Stahlschmidt, 2014
* '' Chryseofusus riscus'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)
* '' Chryseofusus satsumaensis'' (Hadorn & Chino, 2005)
* '' Chryseofusus scissus'' (Fraussen & Hadorn, 2003)
* '' Chryseofusus subangulatus'' (Martens, 1901)
* '' Chryseofusus wareni'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)
* '' Chryseofusus westralis'' (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003)
References
* Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (2003). ''The deep-water Indo-Pacific radiation of Fusinus (Chryseofusus subgen. nov.) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae).'' Iberus 21(1):207-240
* Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2014). ''Two new Chryseofusus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) from the Nazareth Bank (Mascarene Plateau).'' Vita Malacologica. 12: 31-35.
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Fasciolariidae
Gastropod genera
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