Fusivoluta

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

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

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.

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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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