''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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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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 ''Fusitriton brasiliensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a ...

'' Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003 * ''

Fusitriton galea ''Fusitriton'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Fusitroton'' include: * '' Fusitriton brasiliensis'' Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003 * '' Fusitriton ...

'' Kuroda & Habe, 1961 * ''

Fusitriton glassi ''Fusitriton'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Fusitroton'' include: * '' Fusitriton brasiliensis'' Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003 * '' Fusitriton ...

'' Swinnen, 2019 * ''

Fusitriton laudandus ''Fusitriton laudandus'' 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 ...

'' Finlay, 1926 * ''

Fusitriton magellanicus ''Fusitriton magellanicus'', common name the waffle whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Description The length of the shell reaches up to 145 mm, but is usually less. The shell is ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''

Fusitriton oregonensis ''Fusitriton oregonensis'' (Oregon hairy triton) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. The snail was given its specific name ''oregonensis'' (meaning "of Oregon") to honor the Oregon Te ...

'' (Redfield, 1846) * ''

Fusitriton retiolus ''Fusitriton retiolus'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * Australia * New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the south ...

'' (Hedley, 1914) * ''

Fusitriton takedai ''Fusitriton takedai'' 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 ar ...

'' Habe, 1979 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Fusitriton algoensis'' Tomlin, 1947: synonym of ''Fusitriton murrayi'' (E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''

'' (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 ''

'' (Hedley, 1916) (original combination) * ''Fusitriton futuristi'' Mestayer, 1927: synonym of ''

'' 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 ''

'' (Röding, 1798)

References

Cymatiidae {{Cymatiidae-stub