Volutomitra Explained

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

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:

• † Volutomitra amplexa (Finlay, 1930) †
• Volutomitra andreiae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
• † Volutomitra antarctmella (Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004)
• Volutomitra bairdii (Dall, 1889)
• Volutomitra banksi (Dell, 1951)
• Volutomitra bayeri Okutani, 1982
• Volutomitra blanfordi (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
• Volutomitra carlosbranai R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
• † Volutomitra cernohorskyi (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
• † Volutomitra dennanti (Tate, 1889)
• Volutomitra erebus Bayer, 1971 - Erebus mitre-volute
• Volutomitra filippoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
• Volutomitra francescae R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
• Volutomitra geoffreyana (Melvill, 1910)
• Volutomitra glabella Bouchet & Kantor, 2000
• Volutomitra groenlandica (Moller, 1842) - false Greenland mitre
• Volutomitra hottentota Thiele, 1925
• † Volutomitra incisa (Marwick, 1942)
• † Volutomitra inconspicua (Hutton, 1885)
• † Volutomitra iredalei (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
• † Volutomitra lornensis (Marwick, 1926)
• Volutomitra obscura (Hutton, 1873)
• † Volutomitra othone (Tenison Woods, 1879)
• † Volutomitra othoniana (Finlay, 1924)
• Volutomitra pailoloana (J. Cate, 1963)
• Volutomitra persephone Bayer, 1971
• Volutomitra rosadoi R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
• † Volutomitra subcrenularis (Tate, 1889)
• Volutomitra tenella Golikov & Sirenko, 1998
• † Volutomitra transilis (Finlay, 1930)
• Volutomitra vaubani Cernohorsky, 1982
• † Volutomitra vitilevensis Ladd, 1982
• Volutomitra ziczac Bouchet & Kantor, 2004

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)

References

• Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae). Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Marwick, J. (1942). Some Eocene Mollusca from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 72: 268-279

External links

• Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23
• http://park.org/Guests/Shells/Shell_Catalogue/Shell_Pages/E/Shell_Volutomitra_erebus.html

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Volutomitra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138662 on 2010-12-14
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls