Fusitriton Explained

Fusitriton is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.

Species

Species within the genus Fusitroton include:

• Fusitriton brasiliensis Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003
• Fusitriton galea Kuroda & Habe, 1961
• Fusitriton glassi Swinnen, 2019
• Fusitriton laudandus Finlay, 1926
• Fusitriton magellanicus (Röding, 1798)
• Fusitriton oregonensis (Redfield, 1846)
• Fusitriton retiolus (Hedley, 1914)
• Fusitriton takedai Habe, 1979

Species brought into synonymy:

• Fusitriton algoensis Tomlin, 1947: synonym of Fusitriton murrayi (E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of Fusitriton magellanicus (Röding, 1798) (synonym)
• Fusitriton antarcticus Powell, 1958: synonym of Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916)
• Fusitriton aurora Hedley, 1916: synonym of Antarctoneptunea aurora (Hedley, 1916) (original combination)
• Fusitriton futuristi Mestayer, 1927: synonym of Fusitriton laudandus Finlay, 1926 (synonym)
• Fusitriton midwayensis Habe & Okutani, 1968: synonym of Sassia midwayensis (Habe & Okutani, 1968) (original combination)
• Fusitriton murrayi (E. A. Smith, 1891): synonym of Fusitriton magellanicus (Röding, 1798)