''Fusulculus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Benthobiidae
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fusulculus'' include:
* ''
Fusulculus albus''
Bouchet & Vermeij, 1998
* † ''
Fusulculus alienopriscus''
Pacaud & Tracey, 2000
* † ''
Fusulculus antiquus''
(Vincent, 1878)
* ''
Fusulculus crenatus''
Bouchet & Vermeij, 1998
* † ''
Fusulculus curryi''
Pacaud & Tracey, 2000
* † ''
Fusulculus hanseni''
Pacaud, 2020
* † ''
Fusulculus koeneni''
(Ravn, 1939)
* † ''
Fusulculus macnairyensis''
(Wade, 1917)
* † ''
Fusulculus multinodulosus''
(Vermeij, 1998)
* † ''
Fusulculus nanapullus''
Pacaud & Schnetler, 1999
* † ''
Fusulculus nodulosus''
(Beyrich, 1854)
* † ''
Fusulculus perminutus''
(Cossmann, 1923)
* † ''
Fusulculus priscus''
(Deshayes, 1862)
* † ''
Fusulculus pusillus''
(Beyrich, 1854)
* † ''
Fusulculus rosenkrantzi''
(Traub, 1979)
References
* Bouchet P. & Vermeij G. (1998). Two new deep-water Pseudolividae (Neogastropoda) from the south-west Pacific. The Nautilus 111(2): 47-52.
External links
Vermeij G. (1998). Generic revision of the neogastropod family Pseudolividae. The Nautilus 111(2): 53-84
Gastropod genera
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