Saotomea
Genus of gastropods
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Saotomea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fulgorariinae of the family Volutidae.[1]
| Saotomea | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Saotomea pratasensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Fulgorariinae |
| Genus: | Saotomea Habe, 1943 |
| Type species | |
| Voluta delicata Fulton, 1940 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
Species within the genus Saotomea include:
- Subgenus Saotomea (Bondarevia) Bail & Chino, 2009
- Saotomea minima (Bondarev, 1994)[2]
- Subgenus Saotomea (Saotomea) Habe, 1943
- Saotomea delicata (Fulton, 1940)[3]
- Saotomea hinae Bail & Chino, 2010
- Saotomea pratasensis Lan, 1997[4]
- Saotomea solida Bail & Chino, 2000[5]