''Serratifusus'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
s, marine
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 ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Austrosiphonidae
The Austrosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Austrosiphonidae Cotton & Godfrey, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespec ...
, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Serratifusus'' include:
* † ''
Serratifusus craspedotus
''Serratifusus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Austrosiphonidae
The Austrosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Austrosiphonid ...
'
' (Tate, 1888)
* ''
Serratifusus excelens''
Fraussen Hadorn, 2003
* ''
Serratifusus harasewychi''
Fraussen Hadorn, 2003
* ''
Serratifusus lineatus''
Harasewych, 1991
* ''
Serratifusus sitanius''
Fraussen Hadorn, 2003
* ''
Serratifusus virginiae''
Harasewych, 1991
References
* Darragh, T.A. (1969). A revision of the family Columbariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 83(1): 63-119.
* Fraussen, K.; Hadorn, R. (2003). Six new Buccinidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Caledonia. Novapex. 4(2-3): 33-50
External links
Tate R. (1888). The gastropods of the older Tertiary of Australia. (Part I). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 10: 91-176, pls 1-13.
Austrosiphonidae
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