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Genus of sea snails
Volutomitra is a
genus of
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
molluscs in the family
Volutomitridae , the mitres, with global distribution.
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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.
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Species
Species in the genus Volutomitra include:
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Volutomitra amplexa (Finlay, 1930) †
Volutomitra andreiae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
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Volutomitra antarctmella (Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004)
Volutomitra bairdii (Dall, 1889)
Volutomitra banksi (
Dell , 1951)
Volutomitra bayeri Okutani, 1982
Volutomitra blanfordi (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
Volutomitra carlosbranai R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
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Volutomitra cernohorskyi (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
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Volutomitra dennanti (Tate, 1889)
Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 - Erebus mitre-volute
Volutomitra filippoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
Volutomitra francescae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
Volutomitra geoffreyana (Melvill, 1910)
Volutomitra glabella Bouchet & Kantor, 2000
Volutomitra groenlandica (Moller, 1842) - false Greenland mitre
Volutomitra hottentota Thiele, 1925
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Volutomitra incisa (Marwick, 1942)
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Volutomitra inconspicua (Hutton, 1885)
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Volutomitra iredalei (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
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Volutomitra lornensis (Marwick, 1926)
Volutomitra obscura (Hutton, 1873)
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Volutomitra othone (Tenison Woods, 1879)
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Volutomitra othoniana (Finlay, 1924)
Volutomitra pailoloana (J. Cate, 1963)
Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971
Volutomitra rosadoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
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Volutomitra subcrenularis (Tate, 1889)
Volutomitra tenella Golikov & Sirenko, 1998
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Volutomitra transilis (Finlay, 1930)
Volutomitra vaubani Cernohorsky, 1982
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Volutomitra vitilevensis Ladd, 1982
Volutomitra ziczac Bouchet & Kantor, 2004
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
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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