Venustas
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Genus of gastropods
Venustas genus of sea snails , marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea , the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[ 1]
Venustas Finlay, 1927 is an officially rejected name (ICZN Opinion 479).
Synonyms Venustas blacki Powell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) blacki (Powell, 1950)Venustas couperi Vella, 1954: synonym of Calliostoma blacki Venustas cunninghami cunninghami Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas cunninghami regifica Finlay, 1927: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas cunninghami pagoda Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas foveauxana Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) foveauxanum (Dell, 1950); synonym of Maurea foveauxana (Dell, 1950) Venustas megaloprepes Powell, 1955: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) megaloprepes (Tomlin, 1948)Venustas pellucida pellucida Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)Venustas pellucida spirata Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)Venustas punctulata multigemmata Powell, 1952: synonym of Calliostoma granti Venustas punctulata punctulata Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)Venustas punctulata urbanior Deii, 1950: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)Venustas spectabile Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) spectabile (A. Adams, 1855)Venustas tigris chathamensis Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)Venustas tigris tigris Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)Venustas (Mucrinops) osbornei Firilay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) osbornei Powell, 1926Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata punctulata Finiay. 1926: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata urbanior Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)Venustas (Mucrinops) spectabilis Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) spectabile (A. Adams, 1855)Venustas (Venustas) hodgei Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas (Venustas) cunninghami Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas (Venustas) pellucida Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)Venustas (Venustas) ponderosa Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)Venustas (Venustas) tigris Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)Venustas (Venustas) undulala Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
Allan, R. S. (1926). The geology and palaeontology of the Lower Waihao Basin, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 265-309 NIZT 682
Dell. R K. 1950. The molluscan genus Venustas in New Zealand waters . Dominion Museum (Wellington) Records in Zoology 5:39-54
Marshall B.A. (1995), A Revision of the Recent Calliostoma Species of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea) ; The Nautilus 108 (4), p. 83-127 