Saotomea pratasensis

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis
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S. pratasensis
Binomial name
Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis
Lan, 1997
Synonyms[1]
  • Fulgoraria (Saotomea) isabelae Bondarev & Bail, 1999
  • Fulgoraria (Saotomea) pratasensis Lan, 1997
  • Saotomea pratasensis Lan, 1997 (basionym)

Description

The shell size is 45 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the East China Sea.

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.
  • "Fulgoraria (Saotomea) pratasensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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