''Pseudofusus'' 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 small to large
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
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s in the subfamily
Fusininae of the
family
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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.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Pseudofusus Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445996 on 2023-07-15]
Species
* † ''
Pseudofusus acuticostatus''
(Speyer, 1860)
* † ''
Pseudofusus affinis''
(Bronn, 1831)
* ''
Pseudofusus albacarinoides''
(Hadorn, Afonso & Rolán, 2009)
* ''
Pseudofusus alternatus''
(Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
* ''
Pseudofusus angeli''
(Russo & Angelidis, 2016)
* ''
Pseudofusus buzzurroi''
(Prkić & Russo, 2008)
* ''
Pseudofusus cinctus''
(Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840)
* ''
Pseudofusus clarae''
(Russo & Renda, 2013)
* ''
Pseudofusus corallinus''
(Russo & Germanà, 2014)
* ''
Pseudofusus cretellai''
(Buzzurro & Russo, 2008)
* ''
Pseudofusus dimassai''
(Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
* ''
Pseudofusus dimitrii''
(Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2007)
* ''
Pseudofusus eviae''
(Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
* ''
Pseudofusus fioritae''
(Russo & Pagli, 2019)
* ''
Pseudofusus insularis''
(Russo & Calascibetta, 2018)
* ''
Pseudofusus labronicus''
Monterosato, 1884
* ''
Pseudofusus margaritae''
(Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
* † ''
Pseudofusus neogenicus''
(Cossmann, 1901)
* ''
Pseudofusus parvulus''
Monterosato, 1884
* ''
Pseudofusus patriciae''
(Russo & Olivieri, 2013)
* ''
Pseudofusus profetai''
(Nofroni, 1982)
* ''
Pseudofusus pulchellus''
(R. A. Philippi, 1840)
* ''
Pseudofusus raouli''
(Lozouet, 2015)
* ''
Pseudofusus raricostatus''
(Del Prete, 1883)
* ''
Pseudofusus rolani''
(Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2005)
* ''
Pseudofusus rostratus''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''
Pseudofusus rusticulus''
(Monterosato, 1880)
* ''
Pseudofusus ventimigliae''
(Russo & Renda, 2013)
;Synonyms:
* ''Pseudofusus adustus''
Coen, 1914: synonym of ''Pseudofusus pulchellus''
(R. A. Philippi, 1840)
* † ''Pseudofusus austriacus''
(R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1890): synonym of P''seudofusus rostratus''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Pseudofusus gigliolii''
Monterosato, 1890: synonym of ''Pseudofusus rostratus''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Pseudofusus locardi''
Pallary, 1904: synonym of ''Pseudofusus rostratus''
(Olivi, 1792)
* ''Pseudofusus rubicundus''
(Nardo, 1847): synonym of ''Pseudofusus rostratus''
(Olivi, 1792) (dubious synonym)
References
* Ceulemans L., Landau B.M. & Van Dingenen F. (2014). Carinofusus gen. nov. from the Mio-Pliocene transition of western France. Vita Malacologica. 12: 23-30
* Russo P. (2017). New genus Aegeofusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) to include small endemic species of the Aegean sea. Bollettino Malacologico. 53: 63-68.
External links
Monterosato, T. A. di. (1884). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee. Virzi, printed for the author, Palermo, 152 pp.Fassio G., Russo P., Bonomolo G., Fedosov A.E., Modica M.V., Nocella E. & Oliverio M. (2022). A molecular framework for the systematics of the Mediterranean spindle-shells (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae, Fusininae). Mediterranean Marine Science. 23(3): 623-636Crosse H. (1885). Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee, pel Marchese di Monterosato [book review]. Journal de Conchyliologie 33: 139-142
Fasciolariidae
Gastropod genera
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