Fusivoluta
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''Fusivoluta'' is a genus of sea snails and marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), 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


External links


Martens E. von. (1902). Einige neue Arten von Meer-Conchylien aus den Sammlungen der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition unter der Leitung von Prof. Carl Chun, 1898–99. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. (1902): 237-244
Volutidae Gastropod genera {{Volutidae-stub