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Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Species

Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) * '' Plicifusus elaeodus'' (Dall, 1907) * '' Plicifusus hastarius'' Tiba, 1983 * '' Plicifusus johanseni'' Dall, 1919 * ''

Plicifusus kroyeri ''Plicifusus kroyeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description Distribution Northern Pacific Ocean. Trawled at 300–350 m. depth, off Hokkaido, Japan Japan ( ja, ...

'' (Möller, 1842) * '' Plicifusus levis'' Tiba, 1983 * '' Plicifusus maehirai'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus mcleani'' Sirenko, 2009 * '' Plicifusus minor'' (Dall, 1925) * ''

Plicifusus oceanodromae ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' Dall, 1919 * ''

Plicifusus olivaceus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Aurivillius, 1885) * ''

Plicifusus rhyssus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Dall, 1907) * ''

Plicifusus rodgersi ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Gould, 1860) * ''

Plicifusus scissuratus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' Dall, 1918 * ''

Plicifusus torquatus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Petrov, 1982) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Plicifusus (Microfusus)'' Dall, 1916: synonym of ''

Nassaria ''Nassaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family (biology), family Nassariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Nassaria Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' Link, 1807 * ''Plicifusus (Retifusus)'' Dall, 1916: synonym of ''Retifusus'' Dall, 1916 * ''Plicifusus arcticus'' (Philippi, 1850): synonym of ''Plicifusus kroeyeri'' (Möller, 1842) * ''Plicifusus attenuatus'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977): synonym of ''

Retifusus attenuatus ''Retifusus attenuatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also know ...

'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977) * ''

Plicifusus barbarinus ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

Colus barbarinus ''Colus barbarinus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. Description (Description as ''Colus (Aulacofusus) bristolensis'') The small shell measures 23.5 mm. It is white under ...

'' Dall, 1919 * ''Plicifusus brunneus'': synonym of ''

Retifusus jessoensis ''Retifusus jessoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also kn ...

'' (Schrenck, 1863) * ''Plicifusus incisus'' Dall, 1919: synonym of ''Plicifusus olivaceus'' (Aurivillius, 1885) * ''

Plicifusus iwateana ''Plicifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Plicifusus'' include: * '' Plicifusus bambusus'' Tiba, 1980 * '' Plicifusus croceus'' (Dall, 1907) ...

'' (Tiba, 1981): synonym of ''

Mohnia iwateana ''Mohnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Species Species within the genus ''Mohnia'' include: * '' Mohnia abyssorum'' (Fischer P., 1883) * '' Mohn ...

'' Tiba, 1981 * ''Plicifusus jamarci'' Okutani, 1982: synonym of ''

Gaillea canetae ''Gaillea canetae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae The Eosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. E ...

'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1944) * ''Plicifusus kroyeri'' ic: synonym of ''Plicifusus kroeyeri'' (Möller, 1842) * ''Plicifusus manchuricus'' (A. Adams in E.A.Smith, 1875): synonym of ''

'' (Schrenck, 1863) * ''Plicifusus multicostatus'' (Habe & Ito, 1965): synonym of '' Retimohnia multicostata'' (Habe & Ito, 1965) * ''Plicifusus obtustatus]' Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1985: synonym of ''Plicifusus kroeyeri'' (Möller, 1842) * ''Plicifusus okhotskana'' Tiba, 1973: synonym of ''Plicifusus elaeodes'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Plicifusus olivaceus'' Bartsch, 1929: synonym of '' Retifusus olivaceus'' (Bartsch, 1929) * ''Plicifusus parvus'' Tiba, 1980: synonym of ''

Retifusus roseus ''Retifusus roseus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known ...

'' (Dall, 1877) * ''Plicifusus polypleuratus'' (Dall, 1907): synonym of ''Plicifusus kroeyeri'' (Möller, 1842) * '' Plicifusus pulcius'' (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) * ''Plicifusus rhyssoides'' Dall, 1918: synonym of''Plicifusus rhyssus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Plicifusus saginatus'' Tiba, 1983: synonym of ''

'' (Dall, 1877) * ''Plicifusus semiplicatus'' (Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1985): synonym of ''

'' (Dall, 1877) * ''Plicifusus similis'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977): synonym of ''

Retifusus similis ''Retifusus similis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known a ...

'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977) * ''Plicifusus stejnegeri'' (Dall, 1884): synonym of '' Turrivolutopsius stejnegeri'' (Dall, 1884) * ''Plicifusus sugiyamai'' Ozaki, 1958 † : synonym of ''Plicifusus rhyssoides'' Dall, 1918 * ''Plicifusus wakasanus'' Dall, 1918: synonym of ''Plicifusus rhyssus'' (Dall, 1907) * ''Plicifusus yanamii'' (Yokoyama, 1926): synonym of '' Retifusus yanamii'' (Yokoyama, 1926)

References

Kosyan A.R. & Kantor Y.I. (2012) ''Revision of the genus Plicifusus Dall, 1902 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)''. Ruthenica 22(2): 55-92
Buccinidae {{Buccinidae-stub