''Siphonofusus'' is a
genus
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of
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
family
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Tudiclidae
The Tudiclidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of 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 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siphonofusus'' include:
* ''
Siphonofusus chinensis
''Siphonofusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tudiclidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Siphonofusus'' include:
* '' Siphonofusus chinensis'' (MacNeil, 1960)
* '' Siphonofusus vicdani'' Kosuge, 1992
;Sp ...
'' (MacNeil, 1960)
* ''
Siphonofusus vicdani'' 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 s ...
'' (Drivas & Jay, 1990)*
* ''Siphonofusus brunobrianoi'': synonym of ''
Buccinulum brunobrianoi'' Parth, 1993
* ''Siphonofusus chrysodomoides'': synonym of ''
Chryseofusus chrysodomoides'' (Schepman, 1911)
* ''Siphonofusus somalicus'' Parth, 1999:
synonym of ''
Euthria somalica'' (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
Tudiclidae
Gastropod genera
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