WoRMS name details
Aulacofusus trophius Dall, 1919
724323 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:724323)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Aulacofusus (Limatofusus) trophius Dall, 1919 · alternative representation
Colus trophius (Dall, 1919) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Limatofusus trophius (Dall, 1919) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Aulacofusus (Limatofusus) trophius Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 319 [details]
page(s): 319 [details]
Type locality contained in Pacific Coast of the United States
type locality contained in Pacific Coast of the United States [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy The species strongly differs from typical Aulacofusus by much broader thin shell with very poorly pronounced spiral...
Taxonomy The species strongly differs from typical Aulacofusus by much broader thin shell with very poorly pronounced spiral sculpture. The generic position of the species remains unclear. (Kosyan & Kantor 2013) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aulacofusus trophius Dall, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724323 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Aulacofusus (Limatofusus) trophius Dall, 1919) Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 56 (2295): 293-371., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7766313
page(s): 319 [details]
page(s): 319 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kosyan A.R. & Kantor Yu.I. (2013). Revision of the genus <i>Aulacofusus</i> Dall, 1918 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Ruthenica: The Russian Malacological Journal.</em> 23(1): 1-33. [Published online 5 April 2013]. [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The species strongly differs from typical Aulacofusus by much broader thin shell with very poorly pronounced spiral sculpture. The generic position of the species remains unclear. (Kosyan & Kantor 2013) [details]
