Biology:Sulcosinus

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Sulcosinus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Sulcosinus
Dall, 1895
Type species
Buccinum taphrium Dall, 1891
Synonyms

Buccinum (Sulcosinus) Dall, 1895

Sulcosinus is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Buccinoidea.[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with valid names are included within the genus Sulcosinus :

  • Sulcosinus taphrium (Dall, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Sulcosinus orientalis Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of Clinopegma borealis Tiba, 1969

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Sulcosinus Dall, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833965 on 2015-02-18
  • Dall, W. H. (1895). Scientific results of exploration by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" XXXIV. Report on Mollusca and Brachiopoda dredged in deep water, chiefly near the Hawaiian Islands, with illustrations of hitherto unfigured species from northwest America. iProceedings of the United States National Museu. 17: 675-733, pls 23-32.

Wikidata ☰ Q19364936 entry