Volutopsiinae Habe & Sato 1973
- Dataset
- Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
- Rank
- SUBFAMILY
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Mollusca
- class
- Gastropoda
- order
- Neogastropoda
- family
- Buccinidae
diagnosis
Diagnosis: Shell small to large (4 – 16 cm), periostracum thin or lacking; aperture large. Protoconch usually large, bulbous; aperture 1 / 2 to 3 / 4 of shell height; sculpture of spiral cords or lirae, axial sculpture usually absent, if present of, folds or wrinkles, varices rare. Radula: Rachidian tooth with 2 – 7 cusps, lateral teeth with 2, rarely 3 cusps. Operculum much smaller than aperture. Egg cases dome-like or semi-spherical, with typically two to four juveniles.
discussion
Remarks: In the Aleutian Islands, 13 species in four genera are recognized, including three new species and one new genus.
Name
- Homonyms
- Volutopsiinae Habe & Sato 1973