Austrofusus glans

Austrofusus glans
	A dorsal view of a shell of Austrofusus glans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Prosiphonidae
Genus:	Austrofusus
Species:	A. glans
Binomial name
	Austrofusus glans; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Aethocola glans (Röding, 1798); Austrofusus (Austrofusus) glans (Röding, 1798)· accepted, alternate representation; Austrofusus glans agrestior Finlay, 1927; Austrofusus glans tragulatus Iredale, 1937; Buccinum nodosum Martyn, 1784; Buccinum triton Lesson, 1841; Drupa glans Röding, 1798 (original combination); Fusus nodosus Gray, 1843; Fusus raphanus Lamarck, 1816; Siphonalia nodosa (Martyn, 1784);

Austrofusus glans is a species of medium-sized sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prosiphonidae.

formerly of the family Buccinidae.

Description

Austrofusus glans is a medium-sized species of buccinid whelk. The species occurs in shallow, subtidal depths down to at least 600 metres on sandy or soft-bottom sediments.

(Described as Buccinum triton) The shell is ovate-elongate, swollen, and broad, and it is marked with transverse striations composed of very fine striae. It consists of six convex whorls, which are somewhat angled at the middle and encircled with a band of conical tubercles.

The aperture is oblong and milky in color. The outer lip has a wavy margin, and the spire is twisted, broad, and sinuous. The siphonal canal is wide and well-developed.

Distribution

The marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

References

↑ Austrofusus glans (Röding, 1798). 26 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
1 2 Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
1 2 3 Vaux, Felix; Hills, Simon F.K.; Marshall, Bruce A.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2017). "A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 (2017): 367–381. Bibcode:2017MolPE.114..367V. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018. PMID 28669812.
↑ Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1, 395 – 396. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand ISBN 978-1877257-60-5
↑ Lesson, R.P. (1841). "Description de deux coquilles nouvelles". Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne. 4: 37. Retrieved 26 February 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Finlay, H.J. (1927). Additions to the recent molluscan fauna of New Zealand. No. 2. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 485-487.
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

Röding, P.F. (1798). Röding. Hamburg: Trapp. p. 56. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
Martyn, T. (1784–1787). he universal conchologist, exhibiting the figure of every known shells. London: privately published.
Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23. Paris: Vve Agasse. p. 8.
Gray, J.E. (1843). Gray. Vol. 2. p. 230.
Lesson, R.P. (1841). "Lesson". Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne. 4: 37.
Iredale, T. (1937). "Notes on neozelanic deepwater marine Mollusca". Records of the Australian Museum. 20 (2): 107. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.20.1937.252.

[WoRMS-1] Austrofusus glans (Röding, 1798). 26 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[Powell_1979-2] 1 2 Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1

[Vaux_2017B-3] 1 2 3 Vaux, Felix; Hills, Simon F.K.; Marshall, Bruce A.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2017). "A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 (2017): 367–381. Bibcode:2017MolPE.114..367V. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018. PMID 28669812.

[Willan_2010-4] Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1, 395 – 396. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand ISBN 978-1877257-60-5

[5] Lesson, R.P. (1841). "Description de deux coquilles nouvelles". Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuviérienne. 4: 37. Retrieved 26 February 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Taxon identifiers
Austrofusus glans	Wikidata: Q2692706 Wikispecies: Austrofusus glans BOLD: 277323 GBIF (old): 2305122 iNaturalist: 379977 IRMNG: 11104835 NCBI: 619957 NZOR: 522ae11a-fde7-4eea-a516-be2cca443e16 OBIS: 490748 Open Tree of Life: 2901794 WoRMS: 490748
Buccinum triton	Wikidata: Q106158580 CoL: NLP6 GBIF (old): 9841851 WoRMS: 1324670

Austrofusus glans

A dorsal view of a shell of Austrofusus glans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Prosiphonidae
Genus:	Austrofusus
Species:	A. glans
Binomial name
*Austrofusus glans* (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
Aethocola glans (Röding, 1798) Austrofusus (Austrofusus) glans (Röding, 1798)· accepted, alternate representation Austrofusus glans agrestior Finlay, 1927 Austrofusus glans tragulatus Iredale, 1937 Buccinum nodosum Martyn, 1784 Buccinum triton Lesson, 1841 Drupa glans Röding, 1798 (original combination) Fusus nodosus Gray, 1843 Fusus raphanus Lamarck, 1816 Siphonalia nodosa (Martyn, 1784)