''Austrofusus'' is a
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of medium-sized sea snails or
whelks,
marine
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
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Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species ''
Austrofusus glans'' and ''
A. chathamensis'' are
endemic
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to
New Zealand
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waters,
[ Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', 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
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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
buccinid
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), 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. (201 ...
whelks, and is instead related to the Northern Hemisphere genus ''
Colus
''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'' ...
''.
Species
Species within the genus ''Austrofusus'' include:
*
† ''
Austrofusus acuticostatus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(Suter, 1917)
*
† ''
Austrofusus affiliatus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
Austrofusus allani
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(King, 1934)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus alpha''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus apudalpha''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus beta''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
Austrofusus bicarinatus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(Suter, 1917)
* ''
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 chath ...
''
( Finlay, 1928)
*
† ''
Austrofusus claviculus''
(King, 1933)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus cliftonensis''
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, 1926)
*
† ''
Austrofusus coerulecens''
( Finlay, 1930)
*
† ''
Austrofusus cottoni
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(King, 1933)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus demissus''
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, 1931)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus flexuosus''
(Marshall, 1918)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus gamma''
( Finlay, 1926)
* ''
Austrofusus glans''
( Röding, 1798)
*
† ''
Austrofusus latecostatus''
(Suter, 1917)
*
† ''
Austrofusus magnificus''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
Austrofusus marshalli
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(King], 1933)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus marwicki''
(King, 1933)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus ngatuturaensis''
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*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus oneroaensis''
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*
† ''
Austrofusus pagoda
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
( Finlay, 1924)
*
†''
Austrofusus pliocenicus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(Powell
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*
† ''
Austrofusus precursor''
( Finlay, 1926)
*
† ''
Austrofusus soliarius
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
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, 1950)
*
† ''
Austrofusus spiniferus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
( Finlay & McDowall, 1923)
*
† ''
Austrofusus taitae''
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, 1924)
*
† ''
Austrofusus valedictus
''Austrofusus'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
Two extant species '' Austrofusus glans'' and '' A. chathamensis'' are endemic to New Zealand wa ...
''
(King, 1935)
*
† ''
(Neocola) Austrofusus zitteli''
(Suter, 1914)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Austrofusus propenodosa''
Bartrum, 1919: synonym of † ''
Zelandiella propenodosa''
(Bartrum, 1919)
References
Further reading
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
Bartrum, J. A., and A. W. B. Powell. "Mollusca from Kaawa Creek beds, west coast, south of Waikato River." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 59. 1928
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