Aulacofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Neptuneinae of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
General characteristics
Another group of species within Colus, typified by Fusus spitzbergensis Reeve (synonym of Aulacofusus brevicauda <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>) has a special aspect due to the short siphonal canal and the prominence of the spiral ribs separated by chaneled interspaces. It may be called Aulacofusus
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Aulacofusus :
- â Aulacofusus asagaiensis <small>(Makiyama, 1934)</small>
- Aulacofusus brevicauda <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Aulacofusus calamaeus <small>(Dall, 1907)</small>
- Aulacofusus calathus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Aulacofusus canaliculatus <small>J. H. McLean & R. N. Clark, 2023</small>
- Aulacofusus coerulescens <small>Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961</small>
- Aulacofusus esychus <small>(Dall, 1907)</small>
- Aulacofusus gulbini <small>Kosyan & Kantor, 2013</small>
- Aulacofusus herendeeni <small>(Dall, 1902)</small>
- Aulacofusus hiranoi <small>(Shikama, 1962)</small>
- Aulacofusus ombronius <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Aulacofusus periscelidus <small>(Dall, 1891)</small>
- Aulacofusus tanagaensis <small>J. H. McLean & R. N. Clark, 2023</small>
Taxa inquerenda:
- Aulacofusus dimidiatus <small>Dall, 1919</small>
- Aulacofusus trophius <small>Dall, 1919</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Aulacofusus capponius <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>: synonym of Colus pulcius <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Aulacofusus georgianus <small>Dall, 1921</small>: synonym of Latisipho georgianus <small>(Dall, 1921)</small> (superseded combination)
- Aulacofusus halidonus <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Colus halidonus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus halimeris <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Colus halimeris <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus insulapratasensis <small>Okutani & Lan, 1994</small>: synonym of Phaenomenella insulapratasensis <small>(Okutani & Lan, 1994)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus kurilensis <small>Golikov & Gulbin, 1977</small>: synonym of Aulacofusus brevicauda <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Aulacofusus morditus <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Latisipho morditus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus nobilis <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>: synonym of Aulacofusus herendeeni <small>(Dall, 1902)</small>
- Aulacofusus pulcius <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Colus pulcius <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus sapius <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>: synonym of Fusipagoda sapia <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- Aulacofusus schantaricus <small>(Middendorff, 1849)</small>: synonym of Aulacofusus brevicauda <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Aulacofusus severinus <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Latisipho severinus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
- Aulacofusus spitzbergensis <small>(Reeve, 1855)</small>: synonym of Aulacofusus brevicauda <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Aulacofusus timetus <small>Dall, 1919</small>: synonym of Latisipho timetus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small> (original combination)
References
- Kosyan A.R. & Kantor Yu.I. (2013). Revision of the genus Aulacofusus Dall, 1918 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Ruthenica<. 23(1): 1-33.