| Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Fulgorariinae |
| Genus: | Saotomea |
| Subgenus: | Saotomea |
| Species: | S. pratasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis Lan, 1997 | |
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Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The shell of S. pratasensis exhibits the characteristic features of volutes, with a generally elongated shape and intricate ornamentation, making it valuable for conchologists and marine taxonomists. The shell size is 45 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the East China Sea.
References
- ^ Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis Lan, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2010.
- 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. (2010) The family Volutidae. The endemic Far East Asian subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954: A revision of the Recent species. A conchological iconography (G.T. Poppe & K. Groh, eds). Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
External links
- "Fulgoraria (Saotomea) pratasensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
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| Saotomea pratasensis | |