Siphonofusus

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea

Genus Siphonofusus Kuroda & Hake 1952

Siphonofusus, also known as Waller's Whelk, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

This genus is now considered a synonym of Euthria Gray, 1850

Species

Species within the genus Siphonofusus include:

Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)

Siphonofusus vicdani Kosuge, 1992

Species brought into synonymy

Siphonofusus bradneri Drivas & Jay, 1990: synonym of Chryseofusus bradneri (Drivas & Jay, 1990)*

Siphonofusus brunobrianoi: synonym of Buccinulum brunobrianoi Parth, 1993

Siphonofusus chrysodomoides: synonym of Chryseofusus chrysodomoides (Schepman, 1911)

Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999: synonym of Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999)

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