The Prosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Prosiphonidae A. W. B. Powell, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1522144 on 2025-08-19
Genera Anomacme Strebel, 1905 Antarctodomus Dell, 1972 Antistreptus Dall, 1902 Argeneuthria Pastorino, 2016 Austrofusus Kobelt, 1879 Bathydomus Thiele, 1912 Cavineptunea A. W. B. Powell, 1951 Chlanidota E. von Martens, 1878 Chlanidotella Thiele, 1929 Chlanificula A. W. B. Powell, 1958 Crenatosipho K. Linse, 2002 Drepanodontus Harasewych & Kantor, 2004 Falsimacme Pastorino, 2016 Falsimohnia A. W. B. Powell, 1951 Falsitromina Dell, 1990 Fusinella Thiele, 1917 Germonea Harasewych & Kantor, 2004 Meteuthria Thiele, 1912 Muffinbuccinum Harasewych & Kantor, 2004 Neobuccinum E. A. Smith, 1879 Parabuccinum Harasewych, Kantor & K. Linse, 2000 Probuccinum Thiele, 1912 Proneptunea Thiele, 1912 Prosipho Thiele, 1912 Savatieria Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 Scotiabuccinum Kantor, Molodtsova, Zvonareva & Fedosov, 2023 Spikebuccinum Harasewych & Kantor, 2004 Strebela Kantor & Harasewych, 2013
Synonyms Aethocola Iredale, 1915: synonym of Austrofusus Kobelt, 1879 Buccinella Thiele, 1912: synonym of Fusinella Thiele, 1917 (invalid: junior homonym of Buccinella Perry, 1811; Fusinella and Buccinola are replacement names) Buccinola Strand, 1928: synonym of Fusinella Thiele, 1917 Pfefferia Strebel, 1908 synonym of Chlanidota E. von Martens, 1878
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