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Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known as scungilli) is a common name applied to various kinds of sea snail. Although a number of whelks are relati ...

, the true whelks and the like.Bouchet, P. (2014). Retifusus Dall, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=576159 on 2014-12-04

Species

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

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) * ''

Retifusus buccinoides ''Retifusus buccinoides'' 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 kno ...

'' (Dall, 1913) * ''

Retifusus daphnelloides ''Retifusus daphnelloides'' 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 k ...

'' (Okutani, 1964) * ''

Retifusus iturupus ''Retifusus iturupus'' 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 ...

'' (Golikov & Sirenko, 1998) * ''

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) * ''

Retifusus latericeus ''Retifusus latericeus'' 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 kno ...

'' (Möller, 1842) * ''

Retifusus laticingulatus ''Retifusus laticingulatus'' 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 ...

'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1977 * '' Retifusus latiplicatus'' Kosyan & Kantor, 2014 * ''

Retifusus olivaceus ''Retifusus olivaceus'' 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 ...

'' (Bartsch, 1929) * ''

Retifusus parvus ''Retifusus parvus'' 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 as ...

'' (Tiba, 1980) * ''

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) * ''

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) * ''

Retifusus toyamanus ''Retifusus toyamanus'' 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 ...

'' (Tiba, 1981) * ''

Retifusus virens ''Retifusus virens'' 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 as ...

'' (Dall, 1877) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Retifusus brunneus'' (Dall, 1877): synonym of ''Retifusus jessoensis'' (Schrenck, 1863) * ''Retifusus incisus'' (Dall, 1919): synonym of ''

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) * ''Retifusus olivaceus'' (Aurivillius, 1885): synonym of ''

'' (Aurivillius, 1885) * ''Retifusus semiplicatus'' Golikov, 1985: synonym of ''Retifusus parvus'' (Tiba, 1980) * ''Retifusus yanamii'' (Yokoyama, 1926): synonym of ''Retifusus virens'' (Dall, 1877)

References

* Dall W.H. (1916). ''Prodrome of a revision of the chrysodomoid whelks of the boreal and arctic regions.'' Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 29: 7-8.

External links

Kosyan A.R. & Kantor Y.I. (2014). ''Revision of the genus Retifusus Dall, 1916 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae)''. Ruthenica. 24(2): 129-172
Retimohniidae {{Buccinidae-stub