''Fusitriton'' is a genus of large predatory

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 ...

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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 ...

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s in the family

Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators. Genera The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: * '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * '' ...

Species

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

Fusitriton brasiliensis ''Fusitriton brasiliensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this fa ...

'' Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003 * ''

Fusitriton galea ''Fusitriton galea'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family a ...

'' Kuroda & Habe, 1961 * ''

Fusitriton glassi ''Fusitriton'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Fusitroton'' include: * '' Fusitriton brasiliensis'' Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003 * '' Fusitrito ...

'' Swinnen, 2019 * ''

Fusitriton laudandus ''Fusitriton laudandus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this fami ...

'' Finlay, 1926 * ''

Fusitriton magellanicus ''Fusitriton magellanicus'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this f ...

'' (Röding, 1798) * ''

Fusitriton oregonensis ''Fusitriton oregonensis'' (Oregon hairy triton) is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. The snail was given its specific name ''oregonensis'' (meaning "of Oregon") to honor the Oregon ...

'' (Redfield, 1846) * ''

Fusitriton retiolus ''Fusitriton retiolus'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * Australia * New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country ...

'' (Hedley, 1914) * ''

Fusitriton takedai ''Fusitriton takedai'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ...

'' Habe, 1979 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Fusitriton algoensis'' Tomlin, 1947: synonym of ''Fusitriton murrayi'' (E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''

'' (Röding, 1798) (synonym) * ''Fusitriton antarcticus'' Powell, 1958: synonym of ''

Antarctoneptunea aurora ''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description ''Antarctoneptunea aurora'' is a small to medium-sized buccinid whelk species. Distribution ''Antarctonept ...

'' (Hedley, 1916) * ''Fusitriton aurora'' Hedley, 1916: synonym of ''

'' (Hedley, 1916) (original combination) * ''Fusitriton futuristi'' Mestayer, 1927: synonym of ''

'' Finlay, 1926 (synonym) * ''Fusitriton midwayensis'' Habe & Okutani, 1968: synonym of ''

Sassia midwayensis ''Sassia midwayensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are ...

'' (Habe & Okutani, 1968) (original combination) * ''Fusitriton murrayi'' (E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of ''

'' (Röding, 1798)

References

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