Austrosiphonidae Explained

The Austrosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.^{[1] [2]}

Genera

• Antarctoneptunea Dell, 1972
• Kelletia P. Fischer, 1884
• Penion P. Fischer, 1884
• Serratifusus Darragh, 1969

Synonyms:

• Austrosipho Cossmann, 1906: synonym of Penion P. Fischer, 1884
• Berylsma Iredale, 1924: synonym of Penion P. Fischer, 1884
• Largisipho Iredale, 1929: synonym of Penion P. Fischer, 1884
• Verconella Iredale, 1914: synonym of Penion P. Fischer, 1884 (unnecessary substitute name for Penion, by Iredale assumed to be a junior homonym of Penium Philippi, 1865.)

References

• Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1938). A systematic list of the gastropoda the marine, freshwater and land univalve mollusca of south and central Australia. Adelaide: Malacological Society of South Australia. 44 pp.
• Kantor, Y.I., Fedosov, A.E., Kosyan, A.R., Puillandre, N., Sorokin, P.A., Kano, Y., Clark, R. & Bouchet, P. (2021). Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031: 1-69.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Austrosiphonidae Cotton & Godfrey, 1938. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522370 on 2021-12-24
2. Kantor, Yuri I.. Fedosov, Alexander E.. Kosyan, Alisa R.. Puillandre, Nicolas. Sorokin, Pavel A.. Kano, Yasunori. Clark, Roger. Bouchet, Philippe. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2022. 194. 3. 789–857. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031.