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Austrofusus
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Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Prosiphonidae, the true whelks.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyProsiphonidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Prosiphonidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, PRI, CHAS, UCMP, UOMNH, QM
- Recorded in
- Antarctica, New Zealand
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Encyclopedic overview
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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 are extinct and there is an abundant fossil record within the country.
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