''Fusitriton'' is a
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of large
predatory
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sea snail
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s
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the family
Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* '' ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fusitroton'' include:
* ''
Fusitriton brasiliensis''
Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003
* ''
Fusitriton galea''
Kuroda & Habe, 1961
* ''
Fusitriton glassi''
Swinnen, 2019
* ''
Fusitriton laudandus''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Fusitriton magellanicus''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Fusitriton oregonensis''
(Redfield, 1846)
* ''
Fusitriton retiolus''
(Hedley, 1914)
* ''
Fusitriton takedai''
Habe, 1979
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Fusitriton algoensis''
Tomlin, 1947: synonym of ''Fusitriton murrayi''
(E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''
Fusitriton magellanicus''
(Röding, 1798) (synonym)
* ''Fusitriton antarcticus''
Powell, 1958: synonym of ''
Antarctoneptunea aurora''
(Hedley, 1916)
* ''Fusitriton aurora''
Hedley, 1916: synonym of ''
Antarctoneptunea aurora''
(Hedley, 1916) (original combination)
* ''Fusitriton futuristi''
Mestayer, 1927: synonym of ''
Fusitriton laudandus''
Finlay, 1926 (synonym)
* ''Fusitriton midwayensis''
Habe & Okutani, 1968: synonym of ''
Sassia midwayensis
''Sassia midwayensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are ...
''
(Habe & Okutani, 1968) (original combination)
* ''Fusitriton murrayi''
(E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''
Fusitriton magellanicus''
(Röding, 1798)
References
Cymatiidae
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