Austrofusus


Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.

Description

Two extant species Austrofusus glans and A. chathamensis are endemic to New Zealand waters, but most species are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.

Evolution

Austrofusus glans is not closely related to other extant New Zealand buccinid whelks, and is instead related to the Northern Hemisphere genus Colus.

Species

Species within the genus Austrofusus include:
;Species brought into synonymy: