''Marmorofusus'' is a

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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

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s in the subfamily Fusininae of the

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Fasciolariidae Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails. The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared ...

, the spindle snails and tulip snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828288 on 2020-11-27

Species

* '' Marmorofusus akitai'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) * '' Marmorofusus bishopi'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) * '' Marmorofusus brianoi'' (Bozzetti, 2006) * '' Marmorofusus hedleyi'' Snyder & Lyons, 2014 * † '' Marmorofusus idjowensis'' (Oostingh, 1939) * '' Marmorofusus leptorhynchus'' (Tapperoni Canefri, 1875) * '' Marmorofusus matteus'' Snyder & Lyons, 2014 * ''

Marmorofusus michaelrogersi ''Marmorofusus michaelrogersi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus michaelrogersi (Goodwi ...

'' (Goodwin, 2001) * ''

Marmorofusus natalensis ''Marmorofusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014. Accesse ...

'' Snyder & Lyons, 2014 * ''

Marmorofusus nicobaricus ''Marmorofusus nicobaricus'', common name : the Nicobar spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. M ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''

Marmorofusus nigrirostratus ''Marmorofusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014. Accesse ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1879) * ''

Marmorofusus oblitus ''Marmorofusus oblitus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus oblitus (Reeve, 1847). Access ...

'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''

Marmorofusus philippii ''Marmorofusus philippii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus philippii (Jonas, 1846). Ac ...

'' (Jonas, 1846) * ''

Marmorofusus polygonoides ''Marmorofusus polygonoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus polygonoides (Lamarck, 1 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Marmorofusus tuberculatus ''Marmorofusus tuberculatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Marmorofusus tuberosus ''Marmorofusus tuberosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus tuberosus (Reeve, 1847). Ac ...

'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''

Marmorofusus undulatus ''Marmorofusus undulatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasc ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Marmorofusus verbinneni ''Marmorofusus verbinneni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus verbinneni (Snyder, 2006). ...

'' (Snyder, 2006) * ''

Marmorofusus vercoi ''Marmorofusus vercoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus vercoi (Snyder, 2004). Accesse ...

'' (Snyder, 2004) * ''

Marmorofusus verrucosus ''Marmorofusus verrucosus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791). ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Marmorofusus wellsi ''Marmorofusus wellsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marmorofusus wellsi (Snyder, 2004). Accesse ...

'' (Snyder, 2004) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Marmorofusus brenchleyi'' (Baird, 1873): synonym of ''Marmorofusus nicobaricus'' (Röding, 1798)

References

* Snyder M.A. & Lyons W.G. (2014). The Fusinus nicobaricus (Röding, 1798) group: Marmarofusus gen . nov., with descriptions of three new species (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae). Vita Malacologica. 12: 37-53 * Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57-82.

External links

Lyons W.G. & Snyder M.A. (2019). Reassignments to the genus Marmorofusus Snyder & Lyons, 2014 (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Fusininae) of species from the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and southwestern Australia. Zootaxa. 4714(1): 1-64
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