Venustas Explained

Venustas is a 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).

Species

• †Venustas fragilis (Finlay, 1923)

Synonyms:

• Venustas blacki Powell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) blacki (Powell, 1950)
• Venustas couperi Vella, 1954: synonym of Calliostoma blacki (Powell, 1950)
• 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 (Powell, 1931)
• 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, 1926
• Venustas (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)

References

• 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

External links

• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2012). Venustas. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465612 on 2012-12-07