Volutomitra

Genus of sea snails From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.[1]

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Volutomitra
Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous to Recent
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Volutomitridae
Genus: Volutomitra
H. & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Volutomitra groenlandica groenlandica Beck, H.H. in Möller, H.P.C., 1842
Synonyms[1]
  • Compsomitra Marwick, 1942
  • Mitra (Volutomitra) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
  • Volutomitra (Waimatea) Finlay, 1926
  • Waimatea Finlay, 1873
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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.[2]

Species

Species in the genus Volutomitra include:[3]

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  • Volutomitra wandoensis Holmes, 1860: synonym of Vexillum wandoense (Holmes, 1860) (superseded combination)

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