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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 snails are found mainly in tropical seas, though some species also inhabit the waters of the polar circles. Shell description The shell of species such as ''Melo amphora'' can grow as large as 50 cm (19.7 inches) in length.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Volutes are distinguished by their distinctively marked spiral shells (to which the family name refers, ''voluta'' meaning "scroll" in Latin). The shells have an elongated aperture in their first whorl and an inner lip characterised by a number of deep plaits. The elaborate decorations of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volutinae
''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 snails are found mainly in tropical seas, though some species also inhabit the waters of the polar circles. Shell description The shell of species such as ''Melo amphora'' can grow as large as 50 cm (19.7 inches) in length.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Volutes are distinguished by their distinctively marked spiral shells (to which the family name refers, ''voluta'' meaning "scroll" in Latin). The shells have an elongated aperture in their first whorl and an inner lip characterised by a number of deep plaits. The elaborate decorations of the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amoriinae
''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 snails are found mainly in tropical seas, though some species also inhabit the waters of the polar circles. Shell description The shell of species such as ''Melo amphora'' can grow as large as 50 cm (19.7 inches) in length.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Volutes are distinguished by their distinctively marked spiral shells (to which the family name refers, ''voluta'' meaning "scroll" in Latin). The shells have an elongated aperture in their first whorl and an inner lip characterised by a number of deep plaits. The elaborate decorations of the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbiinae
''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 snails are found mainly in tropical seas, though some species also inhabit the waters of the polar circles. Shell description The shell of species such as ''Melo amphora'' can grow as large as 50 cm (19.7 inches) in length.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Volutes are distinguished by their distinctively marked spiral shells (to which the family name refers, ''voluta'' meaning "scroll" in Latin). The shells have an elongated aperture in their first whorl and an inner lip characterised by a number of deep plaits. The elaborate decorations of the sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulgorariinae
The subfamily Fulgorariinae contains sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394992 on 2020-11-26 Description They are characterized by a uniserial radula with tricuspid teeth. Lateral cusps are thickest along the lateral edge, broader and generally longer than the central cusps. The protoconch is large or small, papilliform and often tilted on its vertical axis. Shells are fusiform and show numerous irregular columellar plaits. Distribution Most of the species thrive in the benthic zone between 100 and 300 m on mud and shell grit substrate. Rare bathyal species are brought up from 800 to 1000 m. The distribution of the Fulgorariinae extends along the East coast of Asia, from throughout Japan except the Okhotsk Sea, the Pacific coast, the Japan Sea, the East China Sea and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbiola Imperialis
''Cymbiola'' is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Bail, P. (2010). Cymbiola Swainson, 1831. 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=382352 on 2011-04-09 Some of the species within this genus are sometimes placed in the genus '' Cymbiolacca'' Iredale, 1929, which is also sometimes treated as a subgenus of ''Cymbiola''. Species Species within the genus ''Cymbiola'' include: * '' Cymbiola alexisallaryi'' (Cossignani, 2018) * † '' Cymbiola ambugensis'' (Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018) * '' Cymbiola aulica'' (Sowerby I, 1825) * '' Cymbiola baili'' (Prati & Raybaudi, 1997) * '' Cymbiola cathcartiae'' (Reeve, 1856) * '' Cymbiola chrysostoma'' (Swainson, 1824) * '' Cymbiola complexa'' (Iredale, 1924) * '' Cymbiola cracenta'' (McMichael, 1963) * '' Cymbiola cymbiola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelomelon
''Adelomelon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. Description The medium-sized to large shell is smooth or knobbed. The protoconch is small and smooth with or without a calcarella. Species Species within the genus ''Adelomelon'' include: * ''Adelomelon ancilla'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Adelomelon beckii'' (Broderip, 1836) * ''Adelomelon brasiliana'' (Lamarck, 1811) * ''Adelomelon ferussacii'' (Donovan, 1824) * † ''Adelomelon posei'' F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004 * ''Adelomelon riosi'' Clench & Turner, 1964 * ''Adelomelon scoresbyana'' (Powell, 1951) * † ''Adelomelon valdesiense'' F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Adelomelon barattinii'' Klappenbach & Ureta, 1966 : synonym of ''Adelomelon (Adelomelon) ancilla'' (Lightfoot, 1786) represented as ''Adelomelon ancilla'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Adelomelon indigestus'' Von Iherin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voluta Ebraea
''Voluta ebraea'', common name the Hebrew volute, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. The Hebrew volute is endemic to Brazil, where it is collected both for food and for its shell, which is highly desired for ornamental purposes. Recent studies indicate that natural populations of ''Voluta ebraea'' may be suffering declines due to overfishing and overexploitation. Distribution This sea snail is found only along the north and northeastern Brazilian coast in the littoral zone. This species is endemic to those areas. It is present in many Brazilian states and regions, including Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, Bahia and Abrolhos Marine National Park. Shell description The shell length of this species may reach and exceed 200 mm, up to 220 mm, although lengths from 100 mm to 150 mm are more common. ''Voluta ebraea'' has a somewhat robust a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaphella Junonia
''Scaphella junonia'', common names the junonia, or Juno's volute, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. This species lives in water from 29 m to 126 m depth in the tropical Western Atlantic. Because of its deepwater habitat, the shell usually only washes up onto beaches after strong storms, or hurricanes. The species is named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno. Distribution ''Scaphella junonia'' is found throughout Florida to Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. * A subspecies, ''Scaphella junonia johnstoneae'', is found off of Alabama and is the state shell of that state. * Another subspecies, ''Scaphella junonia butleri'', is found off of the Yucatan. Shell description The largest recorded shell of ''Scaphella junonia'' is 154 mm in length. The shell is cream in color with about 12 spiral rows of somewhat squarish brown dots. The large protoconch is tan. The aperture of the shell is almost 3/4 of the length of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Amphora
''Melo amphora'', common name the Diadem volute, is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Etymology The specific name ''amphora'' is the Latin word for vase, derived from the Greek ' (αμφορεύς). Distribution This species distribution is restricted to the tropical southwest Pacific, from southern Indonesia and New Guinea to the northern half of Australia.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Habitat This large sea snail is known to live in littoral and shallow sublittoral zones. It usually dwells in muddy bottoms at a maximum depth of nearly 10 m. Shell description The maximum shell length of this species is up to 500 mm, usually around 300 mm. This large shell has a bulbous or nearly oval outline. Its columella ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Adams (zoologist)
Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an English physician and naturalist. Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of the Eastern Archipelago, from 1843 to 1846. He edited the ''Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang'' (1850). Adam White collaborated with him in the descriptions of the Crustacea from the voyage. In 1857, during the Second China War whilst serving as Surgeon on HMS ''Actaeon'', he was present at the storming of Canton and awarded the China War Medal. He retired as Staff Surgeon aboard flagship HMS ''Royal Adelaide'' at Plymouth in 1870. He was a prolific malacologist who described "hundreds of new species, most of them unillustrated and insufficiently diagnosed". He partly worked together with his brother Henry Adams (1813–1877) and together they wrote The genera of recent mollusca: arranged according to their organization' (three volumes, 1858). He also wrote ''Travels of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
