Africofusus
| Africofusus | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Africofusus ocellifer | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Vermeij & Snyder, 2018 |
| Type species | |
| Fusus ocelliferus Lamarck, 1816 | |
Africofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Africofusus include:[1]
- Africofusus adamsii (Kobelt, 1880)
- Africofusus africanus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1897)
- Africofusus cinnamomeus (Reeve, 1847)
- Africofusus ocelliferus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Africofusus robustior (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Africofusus ocellifer (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Africofusus ocelliferus (Lamarck, 1816) (incorrect subsequent spelling of specific epithet)
References
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- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Africofusus Vermeij & Snyder, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1319764 on 2020-12-04
- Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57–82.