• Source: Volutomitra

Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.




Description


The smooth shell is ovate or fusiform, covered with an epidermis. The whorls are simple. The columella shows oblique plaits. The outer lip is thin, simple and arcuated.




Species


Species in the genus Volutomitra include:

† Volutomitra amplexa (Finlay, 1930) †
Volutomitra andreiae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
† Volutomitra antarctmella (Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004)
Volutomitra bairdii (Dall, 1889)
Volutomitra banksi (Dell, 1951)
Volutomitra bayeri Okutani, 1982
Volutomitra blanfordi (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
Volutomitra carlosbranai R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
† Volutomitra cernohorskyi (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
† Volutomitra dennanti (Tate, 1889)
Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 - Erebus mitre-volute
Volutomitra filippoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
Volutomitra francescae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
Volutomitra geoffreyana (Melvill, 1910)
Volutomitra glabella Bouchet & Kantor, 2000
Volutomitra groenlandica (Moller, 1842) - false Greenland mitre
Volutomitra hottentota Thiele, 1925
† Volutomitra incisa (Marwick, 1942)
† Volutomitra inconspicua (Hutton, 1885)
† Volutomitra iredalei (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
† Volutomitra lornensis (Marwick, 1926)
Volutomitra obscura (Hutton, 1873)
† Volutomitra othone (Tenison Woods, 1879)
† Volutomitra othoniana (Finlay, 1924)
Volutomitra pailoloana (J. Cate, 1963)
Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971
Volutomitra rosadoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
† Volutomitra subcrenularis (Tate, 1889)
Volutomitra tenella Golikov & Sirenko, 1998
† Volutomitra transilis (Finlay, 1930)
Volutomitra vaubani Cernohorsky, 1982
† Volutomitra vitilevensis Ladd, 1982
Volutomitra ziczac Bouchet & Kantor, 2004
Species brought into synonymy

Volutomitra alaskana Dall, 1902 : synonym of Volutomitra groenlandica (Beck in Möller, 1842)
Volutomitra cinnamomea A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Austromitra cinnamomea (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
Volutomitra curta (Strebel, 1908): synonym of Paradmete curta (Strebel, 1908)
Volutomitra digna A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Isara carbonaria (Swainson, 1822)
Volutomitra fragillima R. B. Watson, 1882: synonym of Paradmete fragillima (R. B. Watson, 1882) (original combination)
Volutomitra porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912): synonym of Volvarina porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
Volutomitra vincta A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Austromitra analogica (Reeve, 1845)
Volutomitra wandoensis Holmes, 1860: synonym of Vexillum wandoense (Holmes, 1860) (superseded combination)




References



Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502
Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Marwick, J. (1942). Some Eocene Mollusca from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 72: 268-279




External links



Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23
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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Volutomitra
• Volvarina porcellana
• Volutomitra geoffreyana
• Volutomitra banksi
• Volutomitra pailoloana
• Volutomitra glabella
• Volutomitra obscura
• Volutomitra blanfordi
• Volutomitra persephone
• Volutomitra bairdii