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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyProsiphonidae
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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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