Sulcosinus is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Sulcosinus Dall, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833965 on 2015-02-18
Description (Original description) The shell is thin and features a deeply channeled suture, a strongly reflected lip, and a thick parietal callous deposit. Dall, W. H. (1895). Scientific results of exploration by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross" XXXIV. Report on Mollusca and Brachiopoda dredged in deep water, chiefly near the Hawaiian Islands, with illustrations of hitherto unfigured species from northwest America. iProceedings of the United States National Museu. 17: 675-733, pls 23-32.
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with valid names are included within the genus Sulcosinus: Sulcosinus carinatus J. H. McLean & R. N. Clark, 2023 Sulcosinus taphrium (Dall, 1891)
Synonyms Sulcosinus orientalis Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of Clinopegma borealis Tiba, 1969
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