Fusivoluta Explained
Fusivoluta is a genus of sea snails and marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
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 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
- Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). . A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species . Visaya . 2022 . suppl. 17 . 26.
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