Truncaria

Truncaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Description

The shell is acuminately oblong and thick. The suture of the spire is channelled. The aperture is anteriorly dilated, posteriorly subemarginated. The columella is arcuated, abruptly truncated in front, with a single anterior fold.

Species

† Truncaria benjamini Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018 Truncaria filosa Truncaria lindae Petuch, 1987
† Truncaria truncata

;Synonyms:Truncaria australis Angas, 1877: synonym of Aesopus australis Truncaria eurytoides P. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Aesopus eurytoides

† Truncaria insolita Deshayes, 1865: synonym of † ''Litiopa insolita''