''Saotomea'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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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
Fulgorariinae of the
family Volutidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Saotomea'' include:
; Subgenus ''Saotomea'' (''Bondarevia'') Bail & Chino, 2009
* ''
Saotomea minima
''Saotomea (Bondarevia) minima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 35 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the ...
'' (Bondarev, 1994)
;Subgenus ''Saotomea'' (''Saotomea'') Habe, 1943
* ''
Saotomea delicata
''Saotomea delicata'', common name : the delicate volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 55 mm
Distribution
This spe ...
'' (Fulton, 1940)
* ''
Saotomea hinae'' Bail & Chino, 2010
* ''
Saotomea pratasensis
''Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The shell size is 45 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the East China Sea
T ...
'' Lan, 1997
* ''
Saotomea solida'' Bail & Chino, 2000
References
* Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
* Bail P. & Chino M. (2010) ''The family Volutidae. The endemic Far East Asian subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954: A revision of the Recent species. A conchological iconography'' (G.T. Poppe & K. Groh, eds). Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
Volutidae
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