Aulacofusus

Aulacofusus
Aulacofusus brevicauda shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Aulacofusus
W.H. Dall, 1918
Type species
Fusus spitzbergensis
Reeve, 1855
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Colus (Aulacofusus) Dall, 1918
  • Plicifusus (Aulacofusus)

Aulacofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

General characteristics

Another group of species within Colus, typified by Fusus spitzbergensis Reeve (synonym of Aulacofusus brevicauda (Deshayes, 1832)) has a special aspect due to the short siphonal canal and the prominence of the spiral ribs separated by chaneled interspaces. It may be called Aulacofusus

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Aulacofusus :

Taxa inquirenda
Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Aulacofusus Dall, 1918. 21 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Dall, W.H. (1918). "Notes on Chrysodomus and other mollusks from the North Pacific Ocean". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 55 (2234): 217. Retrieved 21 January 2026. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.