Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative spelling: Siphonalia (Austrofusus)
Parent taxon: Buccinidae according to A. G. Beu et al. 1990
See also Clark 1938 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Accidenticulabrum, Aeneator, Agasoma, Aliofusus, Amarophos, Ancistrolepis, Antillophos, Aplus, Aquilofusus, Austrocominella, Babylonia, Bailya, Beringiinae, Bolis, Brachysphingus, Buccininae, Buccinopsis, Buccinulum, Buccinum, Buccitriton, Burnupena, Caducifer, Cantharus, Chrysodomus, Clinopegma, Colinae, Colubraria, Colus, Cominella, Cymatophos, Cyrtochetus, Dipsaccus, Donovaniinae, Editharus, Egotistica, Engina, Enzinopsis, Eobuccinella, Euthrenopsis, Euthria, Gemophos, Hanetia, Hindsia, Iredalula, Janiopsis, Kaiparanura, Kergipenion, Khetella, Lacinia, Laevibuccinum, Latrunculus, Loochooia, Metaphos, Metula, Misifulgur, Monoptygma, Monostiolum, Nassa, Nawenia, Neosconsia, Nicema, Northia, Odontobasis, Ornopsis, Pangoa, Paracominia, Parancistrolepidinae, Pareuthria, Parkeristoma, Parvisipho, Pegocomptus, Penion, Perunassa, Phos, Pisania, Pisaniinae, Pisaninae, Pomahakia, Proneptunea, Prosipho, Pseudofulgur, Pseudolivinae, Pseudoneptunea, Ptychosalpinx, Savatieria, Scalaspira, Searlesia, Siphonalia, Siphonaliinae, Siphonofusus, Stantonella, Suessionia, Suessonia, Tasmeuthria, Terebrifusus, Tritonidea, Trominina, Truncaria, Varicosipho, Volutopsiinae, Wrigleya, Zaglenum, Zelandiella
Subtaxa: Austrofusus (Austrofusus) Austrofusus (Ellicea) Austrofusus (Neocola) Austrofusus fontainei Austrofusus turbinelloides Siphonalia (Austrofusus) bicarinata
Type: Fusus fontainei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Chile (1), New Zealand (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chile (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Chile (2), New Zealand (11)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (1)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (7)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), New Zealand (6), Peru (1)
• Paleocene of Australia (3), New Zealand (1)
Total: 39 collections including 43 occurrences
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