Prosiphonidae

Prosiphonidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Prosiphonidae
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
Genera

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Prosiphiinae ·misspelling - incorrect original spelling
  • Prosiphoninae A. W. B. Powell, 1951 superseded rank

The Prosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.[1]

Genera

Synonyms
  • Aethocola Iredale, 1915: synonym of Austrofusus Kobelt, 1879
  • Buccinella Thiele, 1912: synonym of Fusinella Thiele, 1917 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinella Perry, 1811; Fusinella and Buccinola are replacement names)
  • Buccinola Strand, 1928: synonym of Fusinella Thiele, 1917
  • Pfefferia Strebel, 1908 synonym of Chlanidota E. von Martens, 1878

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prosiphonidae A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522144 on 2025-08-19
  • Powell, A.W.B. (1951). "Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda". Discovery Reports. 26: 47–196. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.16335. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  • Kantor, Y.I., Fedosov, A.E., Kosyan, A.R., Puillandre, N., Sorokin, P.A., Kano, Y., Clark, R. N. & Bouchet, P. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194 (3): 789–857. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031. Retrieved 19 August 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)