Volutomitra

Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.[1]

Volutomitra
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous to Recent
Volutomitra ziczac
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
H. & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Volutomitra groenlandica groenlandica Beck, H.H. in Möller, H.P.C., 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Compsomitra Marwick, 1942
  • Mitra (Volutomitra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Volutomitra (Waimatea) Finlay, 1926
  • Waimatea Finlay, 1873

Description

The smooth shell is ovate or fusiform, covered with an epidermis. The whorls are simple. The columella shows oblique plaits. The outer lip is thin, simple and arcuated. [2]

Species

Species in the genus Volutomitra include:[3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902 : synonym of Volutomitra groenlandica (Beck in Möller, 1842)
  • Volutomitra cinnamomea A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Austromitra cinnamomea (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
  • Volutomitra curta (Strebel, 1908): synonym of Paradmete curta (Strebel, 1908)
  • Volutomitra digna A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Isara carbonaria (Swainson, 1822)
  • Volutomitra fragillima R. B. Watson, 1882: synonym of Paradmete fragillima (R. B. Watson, 1882) (original combination)
  • Volutomitra porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912): synonym of Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
  • Volutomitra vincta A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Austromitra analogica (Reeve, 1845)
  • Volutomitra wandoensis Holmes, 1860: synonym of Vexillum wandoense (Holmes, 1860) (superseded combination)

References

  1. WoRMS (2010). Volutomitra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138662 on 2010-12-14
  2. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
  3. "Volutomitra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Marwick, J. (1942). Some Eocene Mollusca from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 72: 268-279


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