page_title: Buccinidae
section_title: Genera
hierarchical_section_title: Buccinidae / Genera
context_page_description: The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
  The family includes more than 1500 species.
context_section_description: Genera within the family Buccinidae include:
  subfamily Buccininae
  tribe Ancistrolepidini
  Ancistrolepis Dall, 1895
  tribe Buccinini
  Buccinum Linnaeus, 1758
  Sulcosinus Dall, 1895
  Suessionia Cossmann, 1889 †
  tribe Buccinulini
  Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830
  tribe Colini
  Colus Röding, 1798
  Neptunea Röding, 1798 - synonym: Chrysodomus Swainson, 1840
  Truncaria Adams & Reeve, 1850
  tribe Cominellini
  Cominella Gray, 1850
  tribe Liomesini
  Liomesus Stimpson, 1865
  tribe Parancistrolepidini
  Parancistrolepis Azuma, 1965
  tribe Prosiphonini
  Prosipho Thiele, 1912
  tribe Volutopsiini
  Volutopsius Mörch, 1857
  Subfamily Beringiinae
  Beringius Dall, 1887
  subfamily Donovaniinae
  subfamily Siphonaliinae
  Siphonalia A. Adams, 1863
  subfamily ?
  Aeneator Finlay, 1927
  Afer Conrad, 1858
  Afrocominella Iredale, 1918
  Americominella Klappenbach & Ureta, 1972 - synonym: Echinosipho Kaiser 1977
  Anomacme Strebel, 1905
  Anomalosipho Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1912
  Antarctodomus A. Adams, 1863
  Antarctoneptunea Dell, 1972
  Antistreptus Dall, 1902
  Argeneuthria Pastorino, 2016
  Atractodon Charlesworth, 1837
  Aulacofusus Dall, 1918
  Austrofusus Kobelt, 1879
  Barbitonia Dall, 1916
  Bartschia Rehder, 1943
  Bathyancistrolepis Habe & Ito, 1968
  Bathybuccinum Golikov & Sirenko, 1989
  Bathydomus Thiele, 1912
  Bayerius Olsson, 1971
  Beringion Habe & Ito, 1965
  † Boreokelletia Anderson, 1964
  Buccipagoda Ponder, 2010 - synonym: Kapala Ponder, 1982
  Burnupena Iredale, 1918
  Calagrassor Kantor, Puillandre, Fraussen, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2013
  Calliloncha Lus, 1978
  Cavineptunea Powell, 1951
  Chauvetia Monterosato, 1884
  Chickcharnea Petuch, 2002 - with the only species Chickcharnea fragilis Petuch, 2002
  Chlanidota Martens, 1878
  Chlanidotella Thiele 1929
  Chlanificula Powell, 1958
  Clea A. Adams, 1855
  Clinopegma Grant & Gale, 1931
  Corneobuccinum Golikov & Gulbin, 1977
  Costaria Golikov, 1977
  Crenatosipho Linse, 2002
  Drepanodontus Harasewych & Kantor, 2004
  Egotistica Marwick, 1934
  Enigmatocolus Fraussen, 2008
  Eosipho Thiele, 1929
  Euthrenopsis Powell, 1929
  Euthria M. E Gray, 1850
  Euthriostoma 	Marche-Marchard & Brebion, 1977
  Falsimohnia Powell, 1951
  Falsitromina Dell, 1990
  Fascinus Hedley, 1903
  Fax Iredale, 1925
  Fusinella Thiele, 1917
  Fusipagoda Habe & Ito, 1965
  Germonea Harasewych & Kantor, 2004
  Glaphyrina Finlay, 1927
  Glypteuthria Strebel, 1905
  Godfreyena Iredale, 1934
  † Golikovia Habe & Sato, 1972
  Habevolutopsius Kantor, 1983
  Harpofusus Habe & Ito, 1965
  Helicofusus Dall, 1916
  Hindsia A. Adams, 1855
  Japelion Dall, 1916
  Japeuthria Iredale, 1918
  Jerrybuccinum Kantor & Pastorino, 2009
  Kanamarua Kuroda, 1951
  Kelletia Fischer, 1884
  Kryptos Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896
  Latisipho Dall, 1916
  Limatofusus Vaught, 1989
  Lirabuccinum Vermeij, 1991
  Lusitromina Harasewych & Kantor, 2004
  Lussivolutopsius Kantor, 1983
  Manaria E. A. Smith, 1906
  Metaphos Olsson, 1964
  Meteuthria Thiele, 1912
  Metula H. & A. Adams, 1853
  Mohnia Friele in Kobelt, 1879
  Muffinbuccinum Harasewych & Kantor, 2004
  Neancistrolepis Habe & Sato, 1972
  Neoberingius 	Habe & Ito, 1965
  Neobuccinum Smith, 1877
  Neoteron Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
  Northia Gray, 1847
  Ornatoconcha Lus, 1987
  Ovulatibuccinum Golikov & Sirenko, 1989
  Parabuccinum Harasewych, Kantor & Linse, 2000
  Paracalliloncha Lus, 1987
  Paranotoficula Kantor & Harasewych, 2008
  Pararetifusus Kosuge, 1967
  Pareuthria Strebel, 1905
  Parficulina Powell, 1958
  Parviphos Sarasua, 1984
  Penion Fischer, 1884
  Phaenomenella Fraussen, 2006
  Plicibuccinum Golikov & Gulbin, 1977
  Plicifusus Dall, 1902
  Preangeria K. Martin, 1921
  Probuccinum Thiele, 1912
  Proneptunea Thiele, 1912
  Pseudoliomesus Habe & Sato, 1972
  Pseudoneptunea Kobelt, 1882
  Ptychosalpinx Gill, 1868
  Pyrolofusus Friele, 1882
  Reticubuccinum Ito & Habe, 1980
  Retifusus Dall, 1916
  Retimohnia McLean, 1995
  Savatieria Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885
  Searlesia Harmer, 1914
  Serratifusus Darragh, 1969
  Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1952
  Spikebuccinum Harasewych & Kantor, 2004
  Strebela Kantor & Harasewych, 2013
  Tacita Lus, 1971
  Tasmeuthria Iredale, 1925
  Thalassoplanes Dall, 1908
  Trajana Gardner, 1948
  Troschelia Mörch, 1876
  Turrisipho Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912
  Volutharpa Fischer, 1856
  † Z
caption: Buccinum undatum on a stamp from the Faroe Islands
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