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