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]

Pseudofusus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Pseudofusus
Rafinesque, 1815[1]
Type species
Murex rostratus
Olivi, 1792
Synonyms
  • Aegeofusinus Russo, 2017 junior subjective synonym
  • Carinofusus Ceulemans, Landau & Van Dingenen, 2014 ·
  • Fusus (Pseudofusus) Monterosato, 1884

Species

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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

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  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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