Triplofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Triplofusus
Triplofusus papillosus
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Triplofusus

Olsson & Harbison, 1953[1]
Type species
Fasciolaria gigantea Kiener, 1840

Species

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Species within the genus Triplofusus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Triplofusus papillosus auct.: synonym of Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)
  • Triplofusus papillosus (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) [3] (Original name, Fasciolaria papillosa, is a nomen dubium.)

References

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  1. ^ Olsson & Harbison (1953). "Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida etc". Monogr.Acad.nat.Sci.Philad. 8: 216.
  2. ^ Triplofusus Olsson & Harbison, 1953. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ Marshall, B. (2017). Triplofusus papillosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994316 on 2017-11-20
  • Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70