Austrofusus Explained

Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Description

Two extant species Austrofusus glans and A. chathamensis are endemic to New Zealand waters,^{[1] [2]} but most species are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.^[3]

Evolution

Austrofusus glans is not closely related to other extant New Zealand buccinid whelks, and is instead related to the Northern Hemisphere genus Colus.^[4]

Species

Species within the genus Austrofusus include:

• † Austrofusus acuticostatus (Suter, 1917)^[3]
• † Austrofusus affiliatus (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † Austrofusus allani (King, 1934)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus alpha (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus apudalpha (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus beta (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † Austrofusus bicarinatus (Suter, 1917)^[3]
• Austrofusus chathamensis (Finlay, 1928)^{[3] [1]}
• † Austrofusus claviculus (King, 1933)
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus cliftonensis (Marwick, 1926)^[3]
• † Austrofusus coerulecens (Finlay, 1930)^[3]
• † Austrofusus cottoni (King, 1933)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus demissus (Marwick, 1931)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus flexuosus (Marshall, 1918)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus gamma (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• Austrofusus glans (Röding, 1798)^{[3] [1]}
• † Austrofusus latecostatus (Suter, 1917)^[3]
• † Austrofusus magnificus (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † Austrofusus marshalli (King], 1933)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus marwicki (King, 1933)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus ngatuturaensis (Bartrum & Powell, 1928)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus oneroaensis (Powell & Batrum, 1929)^[3]
• † Austrofusus pagoda (Finlay, 1924)^[3]
• †Austrofusus pliocenicus (Powell, 1931)^[3]
• † Austrofusus precursor (Finlay, 1926)^[3]
• † Austrofusus soliarius (Dell, 1950)^[3]
• † Austrofusus spiniferus (Finlay & McDowall, 1923)^[3]
• † Austrofusus taitae (Marwick, 1924)^[3]
• † Austrofusus valedictus (King, 1935)^[3]
• † (Neocola) Austrofusus zitteli (Suter, 1914)^[3]

Species brought into synonymy:

• † Austrofusus propenodosa Bartrum, 1919: synonym of † Zelandiella propenodosa (Bartrum, 1919)

Further reading

• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

External links

• Bartrum, J. A., and A. W. B. Powell. "Mollusca from Kaawa Creek beds, west coast, south of Waikato River." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 59. 1928

Notes and References

1. [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]
2. Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1, 395 – 396. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand
3. Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58.
4. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018 . A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 . 2017 . 367–381 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . 28669812 .