Prosiphonidae

Family of large sea snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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

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  • Prosiphoninae A. W. B. Powell, 1951 superseded rank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

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