Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae
Synonym: Fusus Bruguière 1789 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Fusininae according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
Sister taxa: Africolithes, Anomalofusus, Aptyxis, Buccinofusus, Clavilithes, Cyrtulus, Falsicolus, Falsifusus, Fredenia, Glaphyrina, Granulifusus, Harasewychia, Heilprinia, Lepidocolus, Ollaphon, Priscofusus, Profusinus, Pseudoaptyxis, Pullincola, Remera, Solutofusus, Streptochetus, Streptodictyon, Taioma, Tectifusus, Trophonofusus
Subtaxa: Fusinus (Fusinus), Fusinus (Gracilipurpura), Fusinus alaquaensis, Fusinus bocarepertus, Fusinus bocaserpentis, Fusinus caboblanquensis, Fusinus closter, Fusinus colubri, Fusinus colus, Fusinus dictyotis, Fusinus dilectus, Fusinus dupetitthouarsi, Fusinus empleus, Fusinus engonius, Fusinus exilis, Fusinus henekeni, Fusinus henicus, Fusinus hoffmani, Fusinus honensis, Fusinus longiusculoides, Fusinus macnairyensis, Fusinus magdalenensis, Fusinus meredithae, Fusinus meunieri, Fusinus mohrioides, Fusinus patagoniensis, Fusinus quilonicus, Fusinus sewalliana, Fusinus simulans, Fusinus sirenideditus, Fusinus springvalensis, Fusinus taeniensis, Fusinus vonderschmidti, Fusus (Bulbifusus), Fusus aldingensis, Fusus antiquus, Fusus argutus, Fusus asperulus, Fusus buddhaicus, Fusus cochleatus, Fusus cuvirostris, Fusus dumetosus, Fusus exactus, Fusus funiculatus, Fusus gippslandicus, Fusus humei, Fusus incompositus, Fusus javanus, Fusus miocosmius, Fusus obscurus, Fusus porrectus, Fusus promensis, Fusus sculptilis, Fusus sentocosus, Fusus spiniferus, Fusus tholoides, Fusus torosus, Fusus warlii
Type: Murex colus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore