Siphonofusus

Siphonofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tudiclidae.^[1]

Siphonofusus
Apertural view of a shell of Siphonofusus chinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Tudiclidae
Genus:	Siphonofusus Cossmann, 1901

Species

Species within the genus Siphonofusus include:

• Siphonofusus chinensis (MacNeil, 1960)
• Siphonofusus vicdani Kosuge, 1992^[2]

Species brought into synonymy

• Siphonofusus bradneri Drivas & Jay, 1990: synonym of Chryseofusus bradneri (Drivas & Jay, 1990)*
• Siphonofusus brunobrianoi:^[3] synonym of Buccinulum brunobrianoi Parth, 1993
• Siphonofusus chrysodomoides:^[4] synonym of Chryseofusus chrysodomoides (Schepman, 1911)
• Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999:^[5] synonym of Euthria somalica (Parth, 1999)

References

1. Siphonofusus Kuroda & Hake 1952. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
2. Siphonofusus vicdani Kosuge, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
3. Discover LifeSiphonofusus brunobrianoi Retrieved 23 March 2016
4. Discover Life Siphonofusus chrysodomoides Retrieved 23 March 2016
5. Siphonofusus somalicus Parth, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

• Hadorn R. & Fraussen K. (1999) Rediscovery of Fusinus subangulatus (von Martens, 1903) and description of a new Somalian Fusinus (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae), including some notes on the taxonomical position of the genus Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1952. Vita Marina 46(3-4): 111-122