''Fusitriton'' 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 ...
of large
predatory
Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...
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 ...
s
marine 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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
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
''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Austrosiphonidae.
Description
''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a small to medium-sized buccinid whelk species.
Distribution
''Antarctoneptunea auro ...
''
(Hedley, 1916)
* ''Fusitriton aurora''
Hedley, 1916: synonym of ''
Antarctoneptunea aurora
''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Austrosiphonidae.
Description
''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a small to medium-sized buccinid whelk species.
Distribution
''Antarctoneptunea auro ...
''
(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
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
(Habe & Okutani, 1968) (original combination)
* ''Fusitriton murrayi''
(E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''
Fusitriton magellanicus''
(Röding, 1798)
References
Cymatiidae
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