''Siphonofusus'', also known as Waller's Whelk, is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the

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Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...

, the true whelks. This genus is now considered a synonym of '' Euthria'' Gray, 1850

Species

Species within the genus ''Siphonofusus'' include: * ''

Siphonofusus chinensis ''Siphonofusus'', also known as Waller's Whelk, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This genus is now considered a synonym of ''Euthria'' Gray, 1850 Species Species within the g ...

'' (MacNeil, 1960) * ''

Siphonofusus vicdani ''Siphonofusus vicdani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class ...

'' Kosuge, 1992 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Siphonofusus bradneri'' Drivas & Jay, 1990: synonym of ''

Chryseofusus bradneri ''Chryseofusus bradneri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description The length of the shell attains 53.9 mm. Distribution This specie ...

'' (Drivas & Jay, 1990)* * ''Siphonofusus brunobrianoi'': synonym of ''

Buccinulum brunobrianoi ''Buccinulum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.mar ...

'' Parth, 1993 * ''Siphonofusus chrysodomoides'': synonym of ''

Chryseofusus chrysodomoides ''Chryseofusus chrysodomoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea sn ...

'' (Schepman, 1911) * ''Siphonofusus somalicus'' Parth, 1999: synonym of ''

Euthria somalica ''Euthria somalica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class compr ...

'' (Parth, 1999)

References

* Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (1999) ''Rediscovery of Fusinus subangulatus (von Martens, 1903) and description of a new Somalian Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), including some notes on the taxonomical position of the genus Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1952''. Vita Marina 46(3-4): 111-122 Buccinidae {{Buccinidae-stub