Fusus

Fusus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Fusus as a name for a genus of gastropods has confusingly been used three times. These names are, in whatever taxonomical sense, now invalid. This page is kept for historical reasons.
The name of the genus Fusus Bruguière, 1789 is invalid as it is a junior homonym of Fusus Helbling, 1779. (Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, 1994, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(2): 159). The accepted name is Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815
The genus Fusus Helbling, 1779, has also been placed on the Official Index by Opinion 1765 (1994, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 51(2): 159-161), i.e. it cannot be used as a valid name. The type species of Fusus Helbling is Murex intertextus Helbling, 1779 (= Fusus intertextus Helbling, 1779), and it belongs in the family Colubrariidae.
Fusus Helbling, 1779 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) has been suppressed, and Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 and Colubraria Schumacher, 1817 are conserved. ICZN 1993. Opinion 1765. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(2): 159-161 CZN 1993. Opinion 1765. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 51(2): 159-161
The genus Fusus Röding, 1798 (type species = Fusus cynara Röding, 1798 = Turbinella angulata (Lightfoot, 1786) ) is a junior homonym of Fusus Helbling, 1779. It has also been placed on the Official Index of the ICZN by Opinion 1765 and is an invalid name.
Species
The following species with specific epithets of species now placed in Colubrariidae, have been placed arbitrarily in the genus Fusus Helbling, 1779
Fusus adjunctus (Iredale, 1929): synonym of Cumia adjuncta (Iredale, 1929)
Fusus alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of Cumia alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
Fusus bednalli (Brazier, 1875): synonym of Cumia bednalli (Brazier, 1875)
Fusus brazieri (Angas, 1869): synonym of Cumia brazieri (Angas, 1869)
Fusus lucasi Bozzetti, 2007: synonym of Cumia lucasi (Bozzetti, 2007)
Fusus mestayerae Iredale, 1915: synonym of Cumia mestayerae (Iredale, 1915)
Fusus schoutanicus (May, 1910): synonym of Cumia schoutanica (May, 1910)
Fusus simonis Bozzetti, 2004: synonym of Cumia simonis (Bozzetti, 2004)
Species within the genus Fusus Bruguière, 1789 include arbitrarily all the species that haven't been designated to Fusus Helbling, 1779:. Most species have been synonymized with a species in Fusinus.
Fusus aurantius Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus blainvillii Mavarigna, 1840: nomen dubium
Fusus blakensis Hadorn & Roger, 2000: synonym of Fusinus blakensis Hadorn & Roger, 2000
Fusus branscombi Clark W., 1849: synonym of Comarmondia gracilis (Montagu, 1803)
Fusus brevis Brown, 1827: nomen dubium
Fusus chonoticus Philippi, 1858: nomen dubium
Fusus clavatus della Chiaje, 1830: nomen dubium
Fusus colus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fusus contabulatus Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus crassus Pallary, 1901: synonym of Fusinus cretellai Buzzurro & Russo, 2008
Fusus crebricostatus Lamarck, 1822: nomen dubium
Fusus cygneus Philippi, 1852: nomen dubium
Fusus dalli Watson, 1882: synonym of Granulifusus dalli (Watson, 1882)
Fusus dexter Menke, 1829: nomen dubium
Fusus doliatus Valenciennes, 1832: nomen dubium
Fusus dunkeri Jonas, 1846: synonym of Microcolus dunkeri (Jonas, 1846)
Fusus elegantissimus Bioni Giunti, 1860: nomen dubium
Fusus filosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of Polygona filosa
Fusus follicus Lesson, 1842 :: nomen dubium
Fusus frondosus Lesson, 1842: nomen dubium
Fusus fusconodosus G.B. Sowerby II, 1880: nomen dubium
Fusus gieseckii Anton, 1839: nomen dubium
Fusus gilvus Philippi, 1849: nomen dubium
Fusus glacialis Gray, 1839: nomen dubium
Fusus glomeratus Mörch, 1852: nomen dubium
Fusus gracilis Koch, 1845: nomen dubium
Fusus granulosus Anton, 1839: nomen dubium
Fusus guttatus Busch, 1844: nomen dubium
Fusus harfordii Stearns, 1871: synonym of Fusinus harfordii (Stearns, 1871)
Fusus heterostrophus de Gregorio, 1885: nomen dubium
Fusus imbricatus Lesson, 1842 : synonym of Lataxiena desserti Houart, 1995
Fusus incertus Smith, 1906: nomen dubium
Fusus indicus Anton, 1838: synonym of Marmorofusus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1822)
Fusus junior Audouin, 1826: nomen dubium
Fusus juvenis Bivona, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus lanceolatus Koch, 1846: nomen dubium
Fusus lateroides (Monterosato, 1891): synonym of Fusinus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
Fusus libratus Watson, 1886: synonym of Granulifusus dalli (Watson, 1882)
Fusus lineatus Menke, 1829: nomen dubium
Fusus liratus Philippi, 1887: synonym of Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833)
Fusus lusitanicus Allen, 1858: nomen dubium
Fusus luteopictus Dall, 1887: synonym of Fusinus luteopictus
Fusus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Fusinus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Fusus monachus Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus muricinus Anton, 1839: nomen dubium
Fusus nigrinus Philippi, 1858: nomen dubium
Fusus niponicus Smith, 1879: synonym of Granulifusus niponicus (E.A. Smith, 1879)
Fusus niveus Gray, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus nobilis Reeve, 1847: synonym of Fusinus nobilis (Reeve, 1847)
Fusus nodicinctus A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Otopleura nodicincta (A. Adams, 1855)
Fusus obscurus Philippi, 1844: nomen dubium
Fusus pazi Crosse, 1859: nomen dubium
Fusus perminutus (Dall, 1927): synonym of Americominella perminuta
Fusus philippi Jonas, 1846: nomen dubium
Fusus pictus (Turton, 1825): nomen dubium
Fusus pleurotomoides Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus plicosus (Menke, 1830): nomen dubium
Fusus productus Mörch, 1876: nomen dubium
Fusus prolongata Turton, 1932: nomen dubium
Fusus punctatus Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus pyruloides Lesson, 1842: nomen dubium
Fusus retroversus Fleming, 1823: synonym of Limacina retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
Fusus roedingi Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus rolani Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2005: synonym of Fusinus rolani Buzzurro & Ovalis, 2005
Fusus roseus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848: synonym of Pareuthria powelli Cernohorsky, 1977
Fusus rubens Lamarck, 1822: nomen dubium
Fusus rugosus Lamarck, 1816: nomen dubium
Fusus sinuatus Lesson, 1842: nomen dubium
Fusus steneus Nardo, 1847: nomen dubium
Fusus sulcatus Lamarck: synonym of Penion sulcatus (Lamarck, 1816)
Fusus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Fusinus syracusanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fusus thielei Schepman, 1911: synonym of Fusinus thielei (Schepman, 1911)
Fusus toreuma (Martyn, 1784): synonym of Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fusus triskaedekagonus Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus tuberculatus Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fusus varicosus Anton, 1838: nomen dubium
Fusus ventricosus Lesson, 1842: nomen dubium
Fusus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Fusinus verrucosus (Gmelin, 1791)
Fusus virga Gray, 1839: nomen dubium
Fusus zebrinus Odhner, 1923: synonym of Fusinus zebrinus (Odhner, 1923)
References
Further reading
Dall W. H. (1877). On the Californian Species of Fusus.
Grabau A. W. (1904). Phylogeny of Fusus and its allies.
Beu, A G - Marshall, B A - Ponder, Wf (1992), Comments On The Proposed Confirmation Of Unavailability Of The Name Fusus Helbling, 1779 (Mollusca, Gastropoda); Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 49 p. 68-70
Gastropod genera
Obsolete gastropod taxa