Fusivoluta

Fusivoluta
Shell of Fusivoluta lemaitrei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Calliotectinae
Genus: Fusivoluta
Martens, 1902
Type species
Voluta anomala Martens, 1902

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

Species

Species within the genus Fusivoluta include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Fusivoluta aikeni Lussi, 2011 : synonym of Belomitra aikeni (Lussi, 2011) (original combination)
  • 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. ↑ 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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