- Source: Oenopotinae
Oenopotinae is a subfamily of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.
This subfamily was introduced by Bogdanov in 1987. In 2014 this subfamily has been included in the family Mangeliidae
Description
The Oenopotinae are characterized by a thin, elongate-ovate to fusiform shell in the form of a tall spire with a size between 4.7mm and 24.5 mm. They show a present, vestigial or absent operculum and a shallow or inconspicuous sinus. This outer lip (labrum) is thin. The axial ribs are dominant in the sculpture of the shell. The toxoglossate radula has a weak basal ribbon and relatively short marginal teeth with solid base. The tooth cavity opens laterally between the shaft and the base.
Genera
This is a list of the accepted names of genera in the subfamily Oenopotinae : (the main reference for recent species is the World Register of Marine Species )
Curtitoma Bartsch, 1941
Granotoma Bartsch, 1941
Lorabela Powell, 1951
Nematoma Bartsch, 1941 : synonym of Curtitoma Bartsch, 1941
Obesotoma Bartsch, 1941
Oenopota Mörch, 1852
Oenopotella A. Sysoev, 1988
Propebela Iredale, 1918
Venustoma Bartsch, 1941
References
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp