''Aulacofusus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

s, 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 comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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 e ...

s in the subfamily

Neptuneinae The Neptuneinae are taxonomic subfamily of large sea snails, often known as whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Neptuneinae W. Stimpson, 1865. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...

of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Species

According to the

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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Aulacofusus'' : * ''

Aulacofusus brevicauda ''Aulacofusus brevicauda'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' (Deshayes, 1832) * '' Aulacofusus calamaeus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''

Aulacofusus calathus ''Aulacofusus calathus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Aulacofusus calathus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Aulacofusus coerulescens'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 * ''

Aulacofusus esychus ''Aulacofusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid nam ...

'' (Dall, 1907) * '' Aulacofusus gulbini'' Kosyan & Kantor, 2013 * ''

Aulacofusus herendeeni ''Aulacofusus herendeeni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Aulacofusus herendeeni (Dall, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' (Dall, 1902) * '' Aulacofusus hiranoi'' (Shikama, 1962) * '' Aulacofusus ombronius'' (Dall, 1919) * '' Aulacofusus periscelidus'' (Dall, 1891) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Aulacofusus capponius'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

Colus pulcius ''Colus pulcius'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description (Original description as ''Colus (Aulacofusus) capponius'' ) The shell is of moderate size and its height me ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Aulacofusus halidonus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Colus halidonus ''Colus'' (lat. ''colus'', distaff) is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Evolution ''Colus'' is related to the New Zealand genus ''Austrofusus''. Taxonomy The name ''Colus'' i ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus halimeris'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Colus halimeris ''Colus halimeris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Distribution Its range is from British Columbia to San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus insulapratasensis'' Okutani & Lan, 1994: synonym of ''

Phaenomenella insulapratasensis ''Phaenomenella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with vali ...

'' (Okutani & Lan, 1994) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus kurilensis'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of ''

'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Aulacofusus morditus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Latisipho morditus ''Latisipho morditus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Latisipho morditus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus nobilis'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''Aulacofusus herendeeni'' (Dall, 1902) * ''Aulacofusus pulcius'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus sapius'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

Fusipagoda sapia ''Fusipagoda sapia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Fusipagoda sapia (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''Aulacofusus schantaricus'' (Middendorff, 1849): synonym of ''Aulacofusus brevicauda'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Aulacofusus severinus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Latisipho severinus ''Latisipho severinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Latisipho severinus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination) * ''Aulacofusus spitzbergensis'' (Reeve, 1855): synonym of ''Aulacofusus brevicauda'' (Deshayes, 1832) * ''Aulacofusus timetus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''

Latisipho timetus ''Latisipho timetus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Latisipho timetus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Dall, 1919) (original combination)

References

* Kosyan A.R. & Kantor Yu.I. (2013). ''Revision of the genus Aulacofusus Dall, 1918 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae).'' Ruthenica<. 23(1): 1-33. Buccinidae Gastropod genera {{Buccinidae-stub