''Odontocymbiola'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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 ...
mollusks in the subfamily Cymbiinae of the
family Volutidae.
Description
The
radula
The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ...
contain fang-like cusps.
Species
Species within the genus ''Odontocymbiola'' include:
* ''
Odontocymbiola americana
''Odontocymbiola americana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...
''
(Reeve, 1856)
* ''
Odontocymbiola diannae''
T. Cossignani, Allary & P. G. Stimpson, 2021
* ''
Odontocymbiola magellanica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Odontocymbiola pescalia''
Clench & Turner, 1964
* ''
Odontocymbiola simulatrix
''Odontocymbiola simulatrix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affini ...
''
Leal & Bouchet, 1989
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Odontocymbiola canigiai''
Vasquez & Caldini, 1992: synonym of ''Odontocymbiola magellanica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Odontocymbiola rucciana''
Vazquez & Caldini, 1990: synonym of ''Odontocymbiola pescalia''
Clench & Turner, 1964
* ''Odontocymbiola subnodosa''
(Leach, 1814): synonym of ''Odontocymbiola magellanica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
References
* Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
External links
*
Volutidae
{{Volutidae-stub