Livonia (gastropod) explained

Livonia is a genus of medium-sized Indo-Pacific predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

The genus belongs to the clade Livoniini, which is usually placed in the subfamily Cymbiinae (but sometimes in the Fulgorariinae instead).

Species

Species within the genus Livonia include:

• Livonia joerinkensi (Poppe, 1987)
• Livonia limpusi Bail, 1999
• Livonia mammilla (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
• Livonia mervcooperi Bail & Limpus, 2010
• Livonia nodiplicata (Cox, 1910)
• Livonia roadnightae (McCoy, 1881)

Synonyms:

• Livonia quisqualis Iredale, 1957: synonym of Livonia roadnightae (McCoy, 1881)

References

• Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

• Iredale, T. (1934). Two new generic names for South Australian marine Mollusca. The South Australian Naturalist. 15(2): 57-58

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Livonia Gray, 1855 . 2023-11-29 . www.marinespecies.org.