Sulcosinus
| Sulcosinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 | |
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Sulcosinus is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Buccinoidea.[1]
Description
(Original description) The shell is thin and features a deeply channeled suture, a strongly reflected lip, and a thick parietal callous deposit. [2]
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Sulcosinus:
- Sulcosinus carinatus J. H. McLean & R. N. Clark, 2023
- Sulcosinus taphrium (Dall, 1891)
- Synonyms
- Sulcosinus orientalis Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of Clinopegma borealis Tiba, 1969
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Mclean, J. H. & Clark, R. N. (2023). "Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska". Zootaxa. 5351 (2): 195. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
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