Type species (OD); Fusus largillierti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 [= Strombus norwegicus Gmelin, 1791]. Northeast Atlantic.
Diagnosis: Shells small to large (4–14 cm); nucleus relatively large, bulbous; aperture large, ½–¾ of shell height; periostracum thin or lacking; operculum smaller than aperture. Radula: Rachidian tooth with 3–7 cusps, Lateral teeth typically with 2, rarely 3 cusps.