Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Rank Genus | |
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Similar Austrofusus glans, Aeneator, Buccinulum, Beringius, Bailya | ||
Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
Two extant species Austrofusus glans and A. chathamensis are endemic to New Zealand waters, but most species are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.
Species
Species within the genus Austrofusus include:
References
Austrofusus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA