Fusivoluta

Genus of gastropods

Fusivoluta
Shell of Fusivoluta lemaitrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Fusivoluta
Martens, 1902
Type species
Voluta (Fusivoluta) anomala Martens, 1902
Synonyms[1]

Voluta (Fusivoluta) E. von Martens, 1902

Fusivoluta is a genus of sea snails and marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Fusivoluta include:

  • Fusivoluta anomala (Martens, 1902)[2]
  • Fusivoluta barnardi Rehder, 1969[3]
  • Fusivoluta blaizei (Barnard, 1959)[4]
  • Fusivoluta clarkei Rehder, 1969[5]
  • Fusivoluta decussata Barnard, 1959[6]
  • Fusivoluta lemaitrei Poppe, 1992
  • Fusivoluta profundorum Bail & Puillandre, 2012
  • Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma (Watson, 1882)[7]
  • Fusivoluta sculpturata (Tomlin, 1945)[8]
  • Fusivoluta wesselsi Kilburn, 1980[9]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Fusivoluta aikeni Lussi, 2011: synonym of Belomitra aikeni (Lussi, 2011) (original combination)
  • Fusivoluta capensis (Thiele, 1925): synonym of Glypteuthria capensis Thiele, 1925
  • Fusivoluta elegans Barnard, 1959: synonym of Exilia elegans (Barnard, 1959) (original combination)

Distribution

This marine genus is restricted to southern African waters and adjacent areas.

References

  1. ^ a b Fusivoluta Martens, 1902. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Fusivoluta anomala (Martens, 1902). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Fusivoluta barnardi Rehder, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Fusivoluta blaizei (Barnard, 1959). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Fusivoluta clarkei Rehder, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Fusivoluta decussata Barnard, 1959. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma (Watson, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Fusivoluta sculpturata (Tomlin, 1945). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Fusivoluta wesselsi Kilburn, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
  • Bail P. & Puillandre N. (2012) A new species of Fusivoluta Martens, 1902 (Gastropoda: Volutidae) from Mozambique. The Nautilus 126(4): 127–135
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  • Martens E. von. (1902). Einige neue Arten von Meer-Conchylien aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition unter der Leitung von Prof. Carl Chun, 1898–99. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. (1902): 237-244
Taxon identifiers
Fusivoluta


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