''Fusivoluta'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s and
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Distribution
This family of sea s ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fusivoluta'' include:
* ''
Fusivoluta anomala''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Fusivoluta barnardi''
Rehder, 1969
* ''
Fusivoluta blaizei''
(Barnard, 1959)
* ''
Fusivoluta clarkei''
Rehder, 1969
* ''
Fusivoluta decussata
''Fusivoluta'' is a genus of sea snails and marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Volutidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fusivoluta'' include:
* ''Fusivoluta anomala'' (Martens, 1902)
* ''Fusivoluta ba ...
''
Barnard, 1959
* ''
Fusivoluta lemaitrei''
Poppe, 1992
* ''
Fusivoluta profundorum''
Bail & Puillandre, 2012
* ''
Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma''
(Watson, 1882)
* ''
Fusivoluta sculpturata''
(Tomlin, 1945)
* ''
Fusivoluta wesselsi''
Kilburn, 1980
;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
* 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
*
External links
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
Volutidae
Gastropod genera
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