Saotomea pratasensis explained

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The shell of S. pratasensis exhibits the characteristic features of volutes, with a generally elongated shape and intricate ornamentation, making it valuable for conchologists and marine taxonomists. The shell size is 45 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the East China Sea.

References

• Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
• Bail P. & Chino M. (2010) The family Volutidae. The endemic Far East Asian subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954: A revision of the Recent species. A conchological iconography (G.T. Poppe & K. Groh, eds). Hackenheim: Conchbooks.