Belongs within: Buccinoidea.
Contains: Fasciolariinae, Fusinus.
The Fasciolariidae, band shells and spindle shells, are a group of carnivorous gastropods found in both tropical and temperate seas. They have a long anterior canal (sometimes extraordinarily so), and a large horny operculum that fills the aperture when retracted (Wilson & Gillett 1971). The animal is typically red-pigmented (Wilson 1994).
Members of the subfamilies Fasciolariinae and Fusininae tend to be larger than the smaller, hard-shelled members of the Peristerniinae. Within Peristerniinae, members of the genus Fusolatirus have a long, recurved siphonal canal. The Fusininae, spindle shells, have more or less elongately fusiform shells with a smooth columella (Wilson & Gillett 1971). Members of the New Zealand genus Glaphyrina have a lightly built, relatively short shell with inflated whorls.
<==Fasciolariidae [Fasciolariacea, Fasciolariadae, Fasciolariana, Fusinae, Fusinidae]
|--+--FasciolariinaeKF22
| `--PeristerniinaeKF22
| |--FusolatirusKF22
| | |--F. paetelianus (Kobelt 1876)WBS-S15
| | `--F. pearsoni (Snyder 2002)KF22
| `--Peristernia Mörch 1852BR05
| |--*P. nassatula (Lamarck 1822) [=Turbinella nassatula]BR17
| |--P. australiensis Reeve 1847WG71
| |--P. fastigium (Reeve 1847)BW09 [incl. P. rhodostoma Dunker 1860W94]
| |--P. ‘incarnata’ (Kiener 1830) non Deshayes 1830W94 [=Turbinella incarnataH09]
| |--P. lyrata (Reeve 1847) [=Turbinella lyrata]H09
| |--P. nodulosa Adams 1855H08
| |--P. reincarnata Snyder 2000WBS-S15
| |--P. ustulata (Reeve 1847)BW09 [incl. P. caledonica Petit de la Saussaye 1851W94, P. marquesana Adams 1855W94]
| |--P. venusta Smith 1911JG19
| `--P. wagneri (Anton 1839) [=Turbinella wagneri]H09
`--FusininaeKF22
| i. s.: Cyrtulus Hinds 1843 [Cyrtulidae]BR05
| `--*C. serotinus Hinds 1843BR17
| Streptochetus Cossmann 1889 [Streptochetinae]BR05
| |--*S. intortus (Lamarck 1803) [=Fusus intortus]BR17
| `--S. incertus [=Fusus incertus]F27
| Microfulgur carinatus Ponder 1970 [=Pararetifusus carinatus]KF22
|--+--Vermeijius pallidus (Kuroda & Habe 1961)KF22
| `--ChryseofususKF22
| |--C. acherusius (Hadorn & Fraussen 2003)KF22
| `--+--C. bradneri (Drivas & Jay 1990)KF22
| `--C. kazdallisi (Fraussen & Hadorn 2000)KF22
`--+--Granulifusus Kuroda & Habe 1954KF22, W94
| | i. s.: *G. nipponicus (Smith 1879) [=Fusus nipponicus]W94
| | G. consimilis Garrard 1966W94
| | G. kiranus Shuto 1958MG-H11
| |--G. annae Kantor, Fedosov et al. 2018KF22
| `--+--G. bacciballus Hadorn & Fraussen 2005KF22
| `--G. hayashii Habe 1961KF22
`--+--AmiantofususKF22
| |--A. candoris Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn 2007KF22
| `--A. pacificus Fraussen, Kantor & Hadorn 2007KF22
`--+--FusinusKF22
`--Glaphyrina Finlay 1927KF22, P61
|--*G. vulpicolor (Sowerby 1880) [=Fusus vulpicolor]F26
|--G. caudata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833)KF22
|--G. plicata Powell 1929P61
`--G. progenitor Finlay 1926F26
Fasciolariidae incertae sedis:
Kryptos Dautzenberg & Fischer 1896P66
`--*K. elegans Dautzenberg & Fischer 1896BW80 (see below for synonymy)
Ruscula Casey 1904P66
`--*R. plicata (Lea 1833) [=Fasciolaria plicata, Fusus plicata]P66
Surculofusus Vincent 1895P66
`--*S. bruxellensis Vincent 1895P66
Priscofusus Conrad 1865P66
|--*P. geniculus (Conrad 1849) [=Fusus geniculus]P66
`--P. medialisP66
Surculites Conrad 1865P66
|--*S. annosa (Conrad 1865) [=Surcula (*Surculites) annosa]P66
`--S. errans (Solander 1766) [=Strombus errans]P66
Dennantia Tate 1888DK08
|--D. aldingensis (Tate 1888) [=Peristernia aldingensis]DK08
`--D. inoBRW98
‘Caveola’ bellsana Stephenson 1953PH90
‘Caveola’ pinguis Stephenson 1953PH90
Metzgeria Norman 1879 non Raddi 1818 (ICBN)O27 [=Meyeria Dunker & Metzger 1874 non M’Coy 1849N79]
|--*M. alba (Jeffreys in Wyville Thomson 1873)N79 (see below for synonymy)
`--M. californica Dall 1903O27
Pleia Finlay 1930P61
|--*P. decipiens [=Fasciolaria decipiens]P61
|--P. cryptocarinata Dell 1956P61
`--P. otaioensisD56
‘Clathurella’ rugosissima Locard 1897BW80
Mariafusus Petuch 1988P12
Conradconfusus Snyder 2000P12
`--C. parilis (Conrad 1832)P12
Pseudaptyxis Petuch 1988P12
`--P. sanctaemariae Petuch 1988P12
Paralgena smaragdulaSP72
Cinctura Hollister 1956PMB15, W62
|--C. hunteria (Perry 1811)W62, IZ77 [=Fasciolaria (Cinctura) hunteriaW62]
| |--C. h. hunteriaW62
| `--C. h. branhamae (Rehder & Abbott 1951) [=Fasciolaria hunteria branhamae]W62
`--C. tortuganaPMB15
Falsicolus Finlay 1930B70
|--*F. kaiparaensis (Suter 1917) [=Fusinus kaiparaensis]B70
`--F. tangituensis (Marwick 1926) [=Euthriofusus tangituensis]B70
Nodilatirus nodatus (Gmelin 1791)WBS-S15
‘Fusivoluta’ elegans Barnard 1959WP70
*Kryptos elegans Dautzenberg & Fischer 1896BW80 [=Pleurotomella elegansP66; incl. Pleurotomella atlantica Locard 1897BW80, Pleurotoma atlanticaP66, Pleurotomella demulcata Locard 1897BW80, Pleurotomella koehleri Locard 1896BW80]
*Metzgeria alba (Jeffreys in Wyville Thomson 1873)N79 [=Latirus albusN79, *Meyeria albaO27; incl. Lathyrus albellus Dunker & Metzger 1874N79, Meyeria albellusN79, Tritonium pusillum Sars 1858 (n. n.) non Triton pusilla Pease 1861N79]
*Type species of generic name indicated
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