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
  • Buccinum (Sulcosinus) Dall, 1895
  • Sulkosinus Dall, 1895 (mispelling)

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

  • 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)