Fasciolariidae – Fusininae: Fusinus (Propefusus) pyrulatus (Gmelin, 1791) (‘wavy spindle-shell’)

Synonym(s): undulatus Perry, 1811 pyrulatus Reeve, 1847 ustulatus Reeve, 1847 legrandi Tenison-Woods, 1876 profundior Cotton & Godfrey, 1932 compositis Maybloom, 1951.

Typical shell-length 100 mm. Lives subtidally and offshore on sand and mud. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species in the N, where the largest shells are found; rare or absent to the S.