Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Fossil records This genus is known in the fossil records from the Cretaceous to the Quaternary (age range: from 94.3 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils are found in the marine strata all over the world.
Species Species in the genus Fusinus include:
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Fusinus
Fusinus aepynotus (Dall, 1889) – graceful spindle Fusinus africanae (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus agadirensis Hadorn & Rolàn, 1999 Fusinus agatha (Simone & Abbate, 2005) Fusinus albacarinoides Hadorn, Afonso & Rolán, 2009 Fusinus albinus (Adams, 1856) Fusinus alcimus (Dall, 1889) – stout spindle Fusinus alcyoneum Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus allyni McLean, 1970 Fusinus alternatus Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus amadeus Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus amphiurgus (Dall, 1889) – slender spindle Fusinus annae Snyder, 1986 Fusinus arabicus (Melvill, 1898) Fusinus articulatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1880) † Fusinus asper (J. Sowerby, 1821) Fusinus assimilis (Adams, 1856) Fusinus aurinodatus Stahlschmidt & Lyons, 2009 Fusinus australis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Fusinus azzurrae T. Cossignani, 2023 Fusinus barclayi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1894) † Fusinus bensoni R. S. Allan, 1926 Fusinus benthalis (Dall, 1889) – modest spindle Fusinus bifrons (Sturany, 1900) Fusinus blakensis Hadorn & Rogers, 2000 Fusinus bocagei (P. Fischer, 1882) Fusinus bocagei marcelpini Hadorn & Ryall, 1999 Fusinus boettgeri (von Maltzan, 1884) Fusinus boucheti Hadorn & Ryall, 1999 Fusinus brianoi Bozzetti, 2006 Fusinus buzzurroi Prkic & Russo, 2008 Fusinus chocolatus (Okutani, 1983) Fusinus chuni (Martens, 1904) Fusinus clarae Russo & Renda in Russo, 2013 † Fusinus clavilithoides Landau, Harzhauser, Büyükmeriç & Breitenberger, 2016 Fusinus colombiensis M. A. Snyder & N. C. Snyder, 1999 Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fusinus consetti (Iredale, 1929) Fusinus corallinus Russo & Germanà, 2014 Fusinus crassiplicatus Kira, 1954 Fusinus cratis Kilburn, 1973 Fusinus cretellai Buzzurro & Russo, 2008 Fusinus damasoi Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 Fusinus diandraensis Goodwin & Kosuge, 2008 † Fusinus dictyotis (Tate, 1888) Fusinus dilectus (Adams, 1856) † Fusinus dilleri Hickman, 1980 Fusinus diminutus Dall, 1915 Fusinus dimitrii Buzzurro & Ovalis in Buzzurro & Russo, 2007 Fusinus dovpeledi Snyder, 2002 † Fusinus doylei (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † Fusinus dyki (K. Martin, 1884) Fusinus emmae Callomon & Snyder, 2010 † Fusinus eonodatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) Fusinus euekes Callomon & Snyder, 2017 Fusinus ferrugineus (Kuroda & Habe, 1960) Fusinus fioritae Russo & Pagli, 2019 Fusinus flammulatus Lussi & Stahlschmidt, 2007 Fusinus flavicomus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus forceps (Perry, 1811) Fusinus forceps salisburyi Fulton, 1930 Fusinus frausseni Thach, 2018 Fusinus gallagheri Smythe & Chatfield, 1981 Fusinus gemmuliferus Kira, 1959 † Fusinus gippslandicus (Tate, 1888) Fusinus gracillimus (Adams & Reeve, 1848) † Fusinus graciloaustralis Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 Fusinus guidonis Delsaerdt, 1995 Fusinus halistreptus (Dall, 1889) Fusinus hartvigii (Shuttleworth, 1856) Fusinus harveyi Hadorn & Roger, 2000 Fusinus hayesi Snyder, 1996 † Fusinus henicus (Tate, 1889) Fusinus hernandezi Hadorn & Rolán, 2009 Fusinus humboldti Poorman, 1981 † Fusinus ickeae (K. Martin, 1931) † Fusinus incilifer (K. Martin, 1931) Fusinus inglorius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus insularis Russo & Calascibetta, 2018 Fusinus jasminae Hadorn, 1966 Fusinus juliabrownae Callomon, Snyder & Noseworthy, 2009 Fusinus labronicus (Monterosato, 1884) Fusinus laetus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus laticlavius Callomon & Snyder, 2017 Fusinus laviniae Snyder & Hadorn, 2006 Fusinus lightbourni M.A. Snyder, 1984 Fusinus longissimus (Gmelin, 1791) Fusinus magnapex Poorman, 1981 Fusinus malhaensis Hadorn, Fraussen & Bondarev, 2001 Fusinus marcusi Hadorn & Rogers, 2000 Fusinus mariaodetae Petuch & Berschauer, 2016 Fusinus marisinicus Callomon & Snyder, 2009 Fusinus maritzaallaryae Cossignani & Allary, 2019 Fusinus maroccensis (Gmelin, 1791) † Fusinus menengtenganus (K. Martin, 1895) † Fusinus meredithae (Tenison Woods, 1876) Fusinus meteoris Gofas, 2000 Fusinus midwayensis Kosuge, 1979 Fusinus multicarinatus (Lamarck, 1822) † Fusinus nanggulanensis (K. Martin, 1914) Fusinus nobilis Reeve, 1847 Fusinus nodosoplicatus (Dunker, 1867) Fusinus palmarium Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus parvulus (Monterosato, 1884) Fusinus pauciliratus (Shuto, 1962) Fusinus pauciliratus complex Snyder, 2000 Fusinus paulus Poorman, 1981 Fusinus penioniformis Habe, 1970 Fusinus percyanus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus perplexus (Adams, 1864) Fusinus pulchellus (Philippi, 1844) Fusinus raricostatus (Del Prete, 1883) Fusinus rogersi Hadorn, 1999 † Fusinus rudis (R. A. Philippi, 1844) Fusinus rudis var. parvulus Monterosato, 1884 † Fusinus rugosus (Briart & Cornet, 1868) Fusinus rushii (Dall, 1889) Fusinus salisburyi Fulton, 1930 Fusinus sandvichensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus saundersi Hadorn & Rolán, 2009 Fusinus schrammi (Crosse, 1865) † Fusinus sculptilis (Tate, 1888) Fusinus sectus (Locard, 1897) Fusinus seriatus Callomon & Snyder, 2017 Fusinus severnsi Goodwin & Kosuge, 2008 Fusinus somaliensis Smythe & Chatfield, 1984 Fusinus sonorae Poorman, 1981 † Fusinus staadti Le Renard, 1994 Fusinus stannum Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus stanyi Swinnen & Fraussen, 2006 † Fusinus suraknisos Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † Fusinus tangituensis (Marwick, 1926) Fusinus tenerifensis Hadorn & Rolán, 1999 Fusinus teretron Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus thermariensis Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 Fusinus thielei (Schepman, 1911) Fusinus thompsoni Hadorn & Rogers, 2000 † Fusinus timorensis (K. Martin, 1884) Fusinus toreuma (Deshayes, 1843) Fusinus townsendi (Melvill, 1899) Fusinus transkeiensis Hadorn, 2000 † Fusinus trivialis (Tate, 1899) † Fusinus ucalis H. E. Vokes, 1939 † Fusinus vitreoides (R. M. Johnston, 1880) Fusinus ventimigliae Russo & Renda in Russo, 2013 Fusinus vitreus Dall, 1927 † Fusinus waihaoicus Laws, 1935 Fusinus wallacei Hadorn & Fraussen, 2006 † Fusinus watermani (M. Smith, 1936) Fusinus zacae Strong & Hertlein, 1937 Fusinus zebrinus (Odhner, 1923)
Species brought into synonymy Subgenus Fusinus (Barbarofusus) Grabau & Shimer, 1909 accepted as Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 Subgenus Fusinus (Chryseofusus) Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 accepted as Chryseofusus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 Subgenus Fusinus (Sinistralia) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Fusinus Rafinesque, 1815 Fusinus acherusius Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 : synonym of Chryseofusus acherusius (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003) Fusinus akitai Kuroda & Habe, 1961: synonym of Marmorofusus akitai (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) (original combination) Fusinus alisae Hdorn & Fraussen, 2003 : synonym of Chryseofusus alisae Fusinus alisonae Hadorn, Snyder & Fraussen, 2008: synonym of Chryseofusus alisonae (Hadorn, Snyder & Fraussen, 2008) Fusinus ambustus (Gould, 1853): synonym of Hesperaptyxis ambustus (Gould, 1853) Fusinus amiantus :synonym of Amiantofusus amiantus Fusinus angeli Russo & Angelidis, 2016 : synonym of Aegeofusinus angeli (Russo & Angelidis, 2016) (original combination) Fusinus anguliplicatus Kuroda, 1949: synonym of Fusinus teretron Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Lyonsifusus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) Fusinus artutus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 : synonym of Chryseofusus artutus †Fusinus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) – Santa Barbara spindle: synonym of †Barbarofusus barbarensis (Trask, 1855) † Fusinus beckii (Reeve, 1848): synonym of Enigmofusus beckii (Reeve, 1848) Fusinus benjamini Hadorn & Rolàn, 1997: synonym of Aristofusus benjamini (Hadorn, 1997) (original combination) Fusinus bishopi Petuch & Berschauer, 2017: synonym of Marmorofusus bishopi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) (original combination) Fusinus bonaespei (Barnard, 1959): synonym of Chryseofusus bonaespei (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus bountyi Rehder & Wilson, 1975: synonym of Cyrtulus bountyi (Rehder & B. R. Wilson, 1975) (original combination) Fusinus bradneri (Drivas & Jay, 1990) : synonym of Chryseofusus bradneri Fusinus braziliensis (Grabau, 1904): synonym of Goniofusus brasiliensis (Grabau, 1904) Fusinus breviplicatus Kuroda, 1948: synonym of Fusinus teretron Callomon & Snyder, 2008 Fusinus buxeus (Reeve, 1847); synonym of Viridifusus buxeus (Reeve, 1847) Fusinus cadus Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 : synonym of Chryseofusus cadus Fusinus caparti Adam & Knudsen, 1950: synonym of Apertifusus caparti (Adam & Knudsen, 1955) Fusinus carvalhoriosi Mascotay & Campos, 2001: synonym of Lyonsifusus carvalhoriosi (Macsotay & Campos, 2001) Fusinus ceramidus (Dall, 1889): synonym of Lamellilatirus ceramidus (Dall, 1889) Fusinus chrysodomoides (Schepman, 1911) : synonym of Chryseofusus chrysodomoides Fusinus cinereus (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Hesperaptyxis cinereus (Reeve, 1847) Fusinus colpoicus (Dall, 1909): synonym of Araiofusus colpoicus (Dall, 1915) Fusinus coltrorum Hadorn & Rogers, 2000: synonym of Heilprinia coltrorum (Hadorn & Rogers, 2000) Fusinus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) – Yucatán spindle: synonym of Aristofusus couei (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) Fusinus dampieri Finlay, 1930: synonym of Marmorofusus philippii (Jonas, 1846) Fusinus dapsilis Hadorn & Fraussen, 2003 : synonym of Chryseofusus dapsilis Fusinus dimassai Buzzurro & Russo, 2007: synonym of Pseudofusus dimassai (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007) (superseded combination) Fusinus dowianus Olsson, 1954: synonym of Heilprinia dowiana (Olsson, 1954) (original combination) Fusinus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840): synonym of Goniofusus dupetitthouarsi (Kiener, 1840) Fusinus edjanssi Callomon & Snyder, 2017: synonym of Callifusus edjanssi (Callomon & Snyder, 2017) Fusinus eucosmius (Dall, 1889) – apricot spindle : synonym of Fusinus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1880) Fusinus eviae Buzzurro & Russo, 2007: synonym of Aegeofusinus eviae (Buzzurro & Russo, 2007) (original combination) Fusinus excavatus (Sowerby II, 1880): synonym of Aristofusus excavatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1880) (original combination) Fusinus faurei (Barnard, 1959): synonym of Granulifusus faurei (Barnard, 1959) Fusinus felipensis (Lowe, 1935): synonym of Hesperaptyxis felipensis (H. N. Lowe, 1935) (original combination) Fusinus filosus (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of Polygona filosa (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829) Fusinus frailensis Mascotay & Campos, 2001: synonym of Lyonsifusus ansatus (Gmelin, 1791) Fusinus fredbakeri Lowe, 1935: synonym of Hesperaptyxis fredbakeri (H. N. Lowe, 1935) (original combination) Fusinus frenguellii (Carcelles, 1953): synonym of Apertifusus frenguellii (Carcelles, 1953) Fusinus galatheae Powell, 1967: synonym of Cyrtulus galatheae (Powell, 1967) (original combination) Fusinus galatheae bountyi Rehder & Wilson, 1975: synonym of Cyrtulus bountyi (Rehder & B. R. Wilson, 1975) Fusinus genticus (Iredale, 1936): synonym of Cyrtulus genticus (Iredale, 1936) Fusinus harfordii (Stearns, 1871): synonym of Harfordia harfordii (Stearns, 1871) Fusinus helenae Bartsch, 1939 – brown spindle: synonym of Aristofusus helenae (Bartsch, 1939) (original combination) Fusinus hyphalus M. Smith, 1940 : synonym of Chryseofusus hyphalus Fusinus grabaui Kuroda & Habe, 1952 : synonym of Fusinus nodosoplicatus Fusinus graciliformis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1880) : synonym of Chryseofusus graciliformis Fusinus indicus (Anton, 1838): synonym of Marmorofusus tuberculatus (Lamarck, 1822) Fusinus irregularis (Grabau, 1904): synonym of Callifusus irregularis (Grabau, 1904)