''Siphonofusus'', also known as Waller's Whelk, is a
genus 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 ...
mollusks in the
family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
This genus is now considered a synonym of ''
Euthria
''Euthria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). ...
''
Gray, 1850
Species
Species within the genus ''Siphonofusus'' include:
* ''
Siphonofusus chinensis'' (MacNeil, 1960)
* ''
Siphonofusus vicdani'' Kosuge, 1992
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Siphonofusus bradneri'' Drivas & Jay, 1990: synonym of ''
Chryseofusus bradneri
''Chryseofusus bradneri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 53.9 mm.
Distribution
This specie ...
'' (Drivas & Jay, 1990)*
* ''Siphonofusus brunobrianoi'': synonym of ''
Buccinulum brunobrianoi
''Buccinulum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.mar ...
'' Parth, 1993
* ''Siphonofusus chrysodomoides'': synonym of ''
Chryseofusus chrysodomoides
''Chryseofusus chrysodomoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea sn ...
'' (Schepman, 1911)
* ''Siphonofusus somalicus'' Parth, 1999:
synonym of ''
Euthria somalica
''Euthria somalica'' is a species of sea snail, a 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 compr ...
'' (Parth, 1999)
References
* Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (1999) ''Rediscovery of Fusinus subangulatus (von Martens, 1903) and description of a new Somalian Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), including some notes on the taxonomical position of the genus Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1952''. Vita Marina 46(3-4): 111-122
Buccinidae
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