Volutopsius Morch 1857

Genus Volutopsius Mörch, 1857 Type species (OD); Fusus largillierti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 [= Strombus norwegicus Gmelin, 1791]. Northeast Atlantic. Diagnosis: Shells small to large (4–14 cm); nucleus relatively large, bulbous; aperture large, ½–¾ of shell height; periostracum thin or lacking; o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mclean, James H., Clark, Roger N.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Volutopsius
Northeast Atlantic
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/8391595
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8391595
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Summary:Genus Volutopsius Mörch, 1857 Type species (OD); Fusus largillierti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 [= Strombus norwegicus Gmelin, 1791]. Northeast Atlantic. Diagnosis: Shells small to large (4–14 cm); nucleus relatively large, bulbous; aperture large, ½–¾ of shell height; periostracum thin or lacking; operculum smaller than aperture. Radula: Rachidian tooth with 3–7 cusps, Lateral teeth typically with 2, rarely 3 cusps. Published as part of Mclean, James H. & Clark, Roger N., 2023, Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, pp. 151-201 in Zootaxa 5351 (2) on page 188, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5351.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8391375

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