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Pseudofusus

Pseudofusus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.

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Pseudofusus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Pseudofusus
Rafinesque, 18151
Type species
Murex rostratus
Olivi, 1792
Synonyms
  • Aegeofusinus Russo, 2017 junior subjective synonym
  • † Carinofusus Ceulemans, Landau & Van Dingenen, 2014 ·
  • Fusus (Pseudofusus) Monterosato, 1884

Pseudofusus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.2

Species

  • † Pseudofusus acuticostatus (Speyer, 1860)
  • † Pseudofusus affinis (Bronn, 1831)
  • Pseudofusus albacarinoides (Hadorn, Afonso & Rolán, 2009)
  • Pseudofusus alternatus (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
  • Pseudofusus angeli (Russo & Angelidis, 2016)
  • Pseudofusus buzzurroi (Prkić & Russo, 2008)
  • Pseudofusus cinctus (Bellardi & Michelotti, 1840)
  • Pseudofusus clarae (Russo & Renda, 2013)
  • Pseudofusus corallinus (Russo & Germanà, 2014)
  • Pseudofusus cretellai (Buzzurro & Russo, 2008)
  • Pseudofusus dimassai (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
  • Pseudofusus dimitrii (Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2007)
  • Pseudofusus eviae (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
  • Pseudofusus fioritae (Russo & Pagli, 2019)
  • Pseudofusus insularis (Russo & Calascibetta, 2018)
  • Pseudofusus labronicus Monterosato, 1884
  • Pseudofusus margaritae (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007)
  • † Pseudofusus neogenicus (Cossmann, 1901)
  • Pseudofusus parvulus Monterosato, 1884
  • Pseudofusus patriciae (Russo & Olivieri, 2013)
  • Pseudofusus profetai (Nofroni, 1982)
  • Pseudofusus pulchellus (R. A. Philippi, 1840)
  • Pseudofusus raouli (Lozouet, 2015)
  • Pseudofusus raricostatus (Del Prete, 1883)
  • Pseudofusus rolani (Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2005)
  • Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
  • Pseudofusus rusticulus (Monterosato, 1880)
  • Pseudofusus ventimigliae (Russo & Renda, 2013)
Synonyms
  • Pseudofusus adustus Coen, 1914: synonym of Pseudofusus pulchellus (R. A. Philippi, 1840)
  • † Pseudofusus austriacus (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1890): synonym of Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
  • Pseudofusus gigliolii Monterosato, 1890: synonym of Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
  • Pseudofusus locardi Pallary, 1904: synonym of Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
  • Pseudofusus rubicundus (Nardo, 1847): synonym of Pseudofusus rostratus (Olivi, 1792) (dubious synonym)
References

References

  1. Rafinesque C. S. (1815). Analyse: 145.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Pseudofusus Monterosato, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445996 on 2023-07-15
  • Ceulemans L., Landau B.M. & Van Dingenen F. (2014). Carinofusus gen. nov. from the Mio-Pliocene transition of western France. Vita Malacologica. 12: 23-30
  • Russo P. (2017). New genus Aegeofusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae) to include small endemic species of the Aegean sea. Bollettino Malacologico. 53: 63-68.
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