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Austrofusus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description Two extant species ''Austrofusus glans'' and ''Austrofusus chathamensis, A. chathamensis'' are endemism, endemic to New Zealand waters,Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCollins, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 395 – 396. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand but most species are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58. Evolution ''Austrofusus glans'' is not closely related to other extant New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrofusus Chathamensis
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description Two extant species ''Austrofusus glans'' and ''Austrofusus chathamensis, A. chathamensis'' are endemism, endemic to New Zealand waters,Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', HarperCollins, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 395 – 396. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand but most species are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58. Evolution ''Austrofusus glans'' is not closely related to other extant New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |