[2] He was the brother of Marcus Genucius Augurinus, consul in 445 BC.
The importance of the Genucii Augurini among the patricians of the time is uncertain.
[2][3] In 451 BC, he was elected consul with Appius Claudius Crassus.
They put in place the first Decemvirate with Crassus presiding.
Augurinus held the offices of decemvir and consul simultaneously.