''Minolia'' is a

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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, 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 ...

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s in the

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Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family (biology), family of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (superfamily), Trochoidea (according to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), taxonomy of ...

. A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). ''Minolia'' was in older textbooks regarded as a subgenus of ''Margarita'' Leach, 1819 (itself now a synonym of ''

Margarites ''Margarites'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae. This genus belonged previously to the subfamily Margaritinae in the family Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to larg ...

'' Gray, 1847).

Description

The thin, delicate, smooth shell is depressed and widely umbilicated. The

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s are rounded or angulated. The

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is depressed. The

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is finely decussated. The

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is circular. The outer lip and

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thin, simple, acute. The

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is simple and contains no spiral, callous internal funicle or rib.

Distribution

These marine species belong to the

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, the western and southwestern

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Species

Species within the genus ''Minolia'' include: * '' Minolia midwayensis'' Shikama, 1977 * ''

Minolia nyssonus ''Minolia nyssonus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or o ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''

Minolia peramabilis ''Minolia peramabilis'', common name the lovely Pacific margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Solariella peramabilis'' Carpenter, 1864. Accessed through: World Regi ...

'' Carpenter, 1864 * ''

Minolia pompiliodes ''Minolia pompiliodes'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The height of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 9 mm. The shell has a conical and depressed shape. It has five w ...

'' Melvill, 1891 * ''

Minolia pseudobscura ''Minolia pseudobscura'' is a fossil species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Distribution This fossil species occurs in Japan and South Australia. The small, solid shell has a depressed-conical shape. Its h ...

'' (Yokoyama, 1927): * ''

Minolia punctata ''Minolia punctata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Minolia punctata'' A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...

'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''

Minolia rotundata ''Minolia rotundata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The height of the shell attains 3½ mm, its diameter also 3½ mm. The shell has a globose-conoidal shape and is profoundly umbi ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1894) (taxon inquirendum) * ''

Minolia sakya ''Minolia sakya'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Japan. References * Nomura, S. (1940): ''Molluscan fauna of the Moniwa shell beds e ...

'' Nomura, 1940 (taxon inquirendum) * ''

Minolia shimajiriensis ''Minolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). ''Minolia'' was in older textbooks regarded as a subgenus of ''Margari ...

'' (MacNeil, 1960) * ''

Minolia strigata ''Minolia strigata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Minolia strigata G. B. Sowerby III, 1894. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://mar ...

'' (Sowerby III, 1894) * ''

Minolia subangulata ''Minolia subangulata'', common name the subangular margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 7 mm and 12 mm. Distribution This mar ...

'' Kuroda & Habe, 1952 * ''

Minolia watanabei ''Minolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Solariellidae. A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). ''Minolia'' was in older textbooks re ...

'' (Shikama, 1962) ; Taxa inquirenda: * ''Minolia caifassii'' Carmagna, 1888: * ''

Minolia ceraunia ''Minolia ceraunia'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The height of the shell attains 3 mm and its diameter 5 mm. The white, solid, and deeply umbilicated shell has a ...

'' Melvill, 1891 * '' Minolia chinensis'' Sowerby, 1888 (use in recent literature currently undocumented) * '' Minolia condei'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Minolia edithae'' Melvill, 1891 * '' Minolia gilvosplendens'' Melvill, 1891 * '' Minolia malcolmia'' Melvill, 1891 ; Species mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database: * '' Minolia eilikrines'' Melvill, 1891 (incertae sedis) ;Species brought into synonymy: * Subgenus ''Minolia (Conotrochus)'' Pilsbry, 1889 represented as ''

Conotrochus ''Conotrochus'' is a genus of small corals in the family Caryophylliidae. It holds four species. Species The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: *''Conotrochus asymmetros'' Cairns, 1999 *''Conotrochus b ...

'' Seguenza, 1864 (alternate representation) * ''Minolia adarticulata'' Barnard, 1963: synonym of ''

Spectamen adarticulatum ''Spectamen adarticulatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Spectamen adarticulatum''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) * ''Minolia agapeta'' Melvill & Standen, 1896: synonym of '' Parminolia apicina'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Minolia amblia'' Dall, 1927; synonym of '' Tegula patagonica'' (d'Orbigny, 1835) * ''Minolia arata'' Hedley, 1903: synonym of '' Minolops arata'' Hedley, 1903 * ''Minolia articulata'' (Gould, 1861): synonym of '' Pseudominolia articulata'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Minolia bellula'' Angas, 1869: synonym of ''

Spectamen bellulum ''Spectamen bellulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family (biology), family of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea ...

'' (Angas, 1869) * ''Minolia biangulosa'' (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of '' Pseudominolia biangulosa'' (A. Adams, 1854) * ''Minolia bicarinata'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850): synonym of '' Ilanga bicarinata'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) * ''Minolia bleeki'' (Gould, 1861): synonym of '' Pseudominolia articulata'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Minolia charmosyne'' Melvill, 1918: synonym of ''

Pseudominolia musiva ''Conotalopia musiva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Conotalopia musiva. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...

'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Minolia cincta'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938): synonym of '' Minolops cincta'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) * ''Minolia cinerea'' Preston, 1909: synonym of '' Minolops cinerea'' (Preston, 1909) * ''Minolia climacota'' Melvill, 1897: synonym of '' Pseudominolia climacota'' (Melvill, 1897) * ''Minolia congener'' G.B. Sowerby, 1903: synonym of '' Ilanga laevissima'' (Martens, 1881) * ''Minolia dulcis'' E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of '' Antimargarita dulcis'' (E. A. Smith, 1907) * ''Minolia eucoronata'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1905: synonym of '' Ethminolia impressa'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) * ''Minolia eudeli'' Deshayes, 1863: synonym of '' Ethminolia eudeli'' (Deshayes, 1863) (superseded combination) * ''Minolia eutyches'' Melvill, 1918: synonym of ''

Pagodatrochus variabilis ''Pagodatrochus variabilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Pagodatrochus variabilis'' (H. Adams, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (H. Adams, 1873) * ''Minolia gemmulata'' Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda et al., 1971: synonym of ''

'' (MacNeil, 1960) (junior synonym) * ''Minolia gertruda'' Iredale, 1936: synonym of '' Minolops gertruda'' Iredale, 1936 * ''Minolia glaphyrella'' Melvill & Standen, 1895: synonym of ''

Ethminolia glaphyrella ''Ethminolia glaphyrella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Ethminolia glaphyrella'' (Melvill & Standen, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1895) * ''Minolia glaucophaos'' (Barnard, 1963): synonym of '' Falsimargarita glaucophaos'' (Barnard, 1963) * ''Minolia gradata'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1895: synonym of '' Pseudominolia gradata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) * ''Minolia henniana'' Melvill, 1891: synonym of '' Conotalopia henniana'' (Melvill, 1891) * ''Minolia hilarula'' Yokoyama, 1926: synonym of '' Conotalopia hilarula'' (Yokoyama, 1926) * ''Minolia holdsworthana'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871): synonym of ''

'' (Gould, 1861) * ''Minolia holdsworthiana'' H. Nevill & G. Nevill, 1871: synonym of ''

Isanda holdsworthana ''Isanda'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The compact shell of species in this genus has an orbicular-conoidal shape and is porcellanous and polished. The subquadrate ape ...

'' (H. Nevill & G. Nevill, 1871) * ''Minolia impressa'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869): synonym of '' Ethminolia impressa'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) * ''Minolia laevissima'' (Martens, 1881): synonym of '' Ilanga laevissima'' (Martens, 1881) * ''Minolia lentiginosa'' (Adams, A., 1853): synonym of '' Monilea lentiginosa'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Minolia minima'' Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967: synonym of '' Conotalopia minima'' (Golikov, 1967) * ''Minolia nedyma'' Melvill, 1897: synonym of '' Pseudominolia nedyma'' (Melvill, 1897) * ''Minolia ornata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1903: synonym of '' Conotalopia ornata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) * ''Minolia ornatissima'' Schepman, 1908: synonym of '' Solariella ornatissima'' (Schepman, 1908) * ''Minolia pantanelli'' (Caramagna, 1888): synonym of '' Monilea pantanellii'' (Caramagna, 1888) * ''Minolia pardalis'' Herbert, 1987: synonym of '' Spectamen pardalis'' Herbert, 1987 * ''Minolia peramabilis'' Carpenter, 1864: synonym of '' Solariella peramabilis'' Carpenter, 1864 * ''Minolia philippensis'' Watson, 1880: synonym of '' Solariella philippensis'' (Watson, 1880) * ''Minolia plicatula'' Murdoch & Suter, 1906: synonym of '' Solariella plicatula'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) * ''Minolia pulcherrima'' Angas, 1869: synonym of '' Minolops pulcherrima'' (Angas, 1869) * ''Minolia pulcherrima emendata'' Iredale, 1924: synonym of '' Minolops emendata'' (Iredale, 1924) * ''Minolia sculpta'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1897): synonym of '' Ethminolia sculpta'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1897) * ''Minolia segersi'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of '' Solariella segersi'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) * ''Minolia sematensis'' Oyama, 1942: synonym of '' Conotalopia sematensis'' (Oyama, 1942) * ''Minolia semireticulata'' (Suter, 1908): synonym of '' Spectamen semireticulatum'' (Suter, 1908) * ''Minolia singaporensis'' (Pilsbry, 1889): synonym of '' Conotalopia singaporensis'' (Pilsbry, 1889) * ''Minolia splendens'' (G. B. Sowerby, 1897): synonym of '' Pseudominolia splendens'' (Sowerby III, 1897) * ''Minolia stearnsii'' Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''

Sericominolia stearnsii ''Ethminolia stearnsii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ethminolia stearnsii (Pilsbry, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Pilsbry, 1895) * ''Minolia subplicata'' Nevill: synonym of '' Vaceuchelus clathratus'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Minolia tabakotanii'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006: synonym of ''

Zetela tabakotanii ''Zetela tabakotanii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Zetela tabakotanii (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...

'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) (original combination) * ''Minolia tasmanica'' Tenison-Woods, 1876: synonym of ''

Ethminolia vitiliginea ''Ethminolia vitiliginea'', common name the depressed top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 11 mm. The ...

'' (Menke, 1843) * ''Minolia textilis'' Murdoch & Suter, 1906: synonym of ''

Zetela textilis ''Zetela textilis'' is a small deepwater species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Zetela textilis'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...

'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) * ''Minolia thielei'' Hedley, 1916: synonym of '' Falsimargarita thielei'' (Hedley, 1916) * ''Minolia undata'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1870): synonym of ''Ilanga undata undata'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1870) * ''Minolia variabilis'' H. Adams, 1873: synonym of ''

'' (H. Adams, 1873) * ''Minolia variegata'' Odhner, 1919: synonym of '' Pseudominolia splendens'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1897)

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 {{Taxonbar, from=Q10794058 Solariellidae Gastropod genera