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Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Species

Species within the genus ''Prosipho'' include: * '' Prosipho amiantus'' Oliver & Picken, 1984 * '' Prosipho antarctidis'' (Pelseneer, 1903) * '' Prosipho astrolabiensis'' (Strebel, 1908) * '' Prosipho aurora'' Hedley, 1916 * '' Prosipho bisculpta'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho cancellatus'' Smith, 1915 * '' Prosipho certus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho chordatus'' (Strebel, 1908) * '' Prosipho congenitus'' Smith, 1915 * ''

Prosipho contrarius ''Prosipho contrarius'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho crassicostatus'' (Melvill & Standen, 1907) * '' Prosipho daphnelloides'' Powell, 1958 * '' Prosipho elongatus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho enricoi'' Engl, 2004 * '' Prosipho fuscus'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Prosipho gaussianus ''Prosipho gaussianus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Prosipho glacialis ''Prosipho glacialis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by ma ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Prosipho gracilis ''Prosipho gracilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by m ...

'' Thiele, 1912 * ''

Prosipho grohae ''Prosipho grohae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by marr ...

'' Engl, Winfried, 2005 * ''

Prosipho harrietae ''Prosipho harrietae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by m ...

'' Engl & Schwabe, 2003 * ''

Prosipho hedleyi ''Prosipho hedleyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by ma ...

'' Powell, 1958 * ''

Prosipho hunteri ''Prosipho hunteri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by m ...

'' Hedley, 1916 * ''

Prosipho iodes ''Prosipho iodes'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 (by marr ...

'' Oliver & Picken, 1984 * '' Prosipho macleani'' Hedley, 1916 * '' Prosipho mundus'' Smith, 1915 * '' Prosipho nestaris'' (Fleming, 1948) * '' Prosipho nodosus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho pellitus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho perversus'' Powell, 1951 * '' Prosipho priestleyi'' (Hedley, 1911) * '' Prosipho propinquus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho pupa'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho pusillus'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho reversa'' Powell, 1958 * '' Prosipho shiraseae'' Numanami, 1996 * '' Prosipho similis'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho sindemarkae'' Engl & Schwabe, 2003 * '' Prosipho spiralis'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Prosipho tomlini'' Powell, 1957 * '' Prosipho tuberculatus'' Smith, 1915 * '' Prosipho turrita'' Oliver & Picken, 1984 * '' Prosipho wayae'' Engl, Winfried, 2005

References

External links

* Buccinidae {{Buccinidae-stub