''Saotomea'' 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,
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 subfamily
Fulgorariinae
The subfamily Fulgorariinae contains sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Volutidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of ...
of 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 ''Saotomea'' include:
; Subgenus ''Saotomea'' (''Bondarevia'') Bail & Chino, 2009
* ''
Saotomea minima'' (Bondarev, 1994)
;Subgenus ''Saotomea'' (''Saotomea'') Habe, 1943
* ''
Saotomea delicata'' (Fulton, 1940)
* ''
Saotomea hinae'' Bail & Chino, 2010
* ''
Saotomea pratasensis'' Lan, 1997
* ''
Saotomea solida'' Bail & Chino, 2000
References
* Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
* Bail P. & Chino M. (2010) ''The family Volutidae. The endemic Far East Asian subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954: A revision of the Recent species. A conchological iconography'' (G.T. Poppe & K. Groh, eds). Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
Volutidae
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