Saotomea
Encyclopedia
Saotomea is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Volutidae
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Subgenus Saotomea (Bondarevia) Bail & Chino, 2009
Subgenus Saotomea (Saotomea) Habe, 1943
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
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Species
Species within the genus Saotomea include:Subgenus Saotomea (Bondarevia) Bail & Chino, 2009
- Saotomea minimaSaotomea minimaSaotomea minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Description:The shell size varies between 20 mm and 35 mm-References:...
(Bondarev, 1994)
Subgenus Saotomea (Saotomea) Habe, 1943
- Saotomea delicataSaotomea delicataSaotomea delicata, common name : the delicate volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Description:The shell size varies between 25 mm and 55 mm-References:...
(Fulton, 1940) - Saotomea hinae Bail & Chino, 2010
- Saotomea pratasensisSaotomea pratasensisSaotomea pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
Lan, 1997 - Saotomea solidaSaotomea solidaSaotomea solida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-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. The family...
Bail & Chino, 2000