''Fusivoluta'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s and
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Volutidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Fusivoluta'' include:
* ''
Fusivoluta anomala
''Fusivoluta anomala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...
''
(Martens, 1902)
* ''
Fusivoluta barnardi
''Fusivoluta barnardi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
Rehder, 1969
* ''
Fusivoluta blaizei
''Fusivoluta blaizei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...
''
(Barnard, 1959)
* ''
Fusivoluta clarkei
''Fusivoluta clarkei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
Rehder, 1969
* ''
Fusivoluta decussata
''Fusivoluta decussata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
Barnard, 1959
* ''
Fusivoluta lemaitrei
''Fusivoluta lemaitrei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
Poppe, 1992
* ''
Fusivoluta profundorum
''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 ba ...
''
Bail & Puillandre, 2012
* ''
Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma
''Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...
''
(Watson, 1882)
* ''
Fusivoluta sculpturata
''Fusivoluta sculpturata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...
''
(Tomlin, 1945)
* ''
Fusivoluta wesselsi
''Fusivoluta wesselsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...
''
Kilburn, 1980
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Fusivoluta aikeni''
Lussi, 2011: synonym of ''
Belomitra aikeni
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
(Lussi, 2011) (original combination)
* ''Fusivoluta capensis''
(Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''
Glypteuthria capensis''
Thiele, 1925
* ''Fusivoluta elegans''
Barnard, 1959: synonym of ''
Exilia elegans
''Exilia elegans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ptychatractidae
Ptychatractidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.Kantor, Y. (2014). Pt ...
''
(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
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