Saotomea pratasensis

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis
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
Synonyms
Fulgoraria (Saotomea) isabelae Bondarev & Bail, 1999 Fulgoraria (Saotomea) pratasensis Lan, 1997 Saotomea pratasensis Lan, 1997 (basionym)

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.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the East China Sea.

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. (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.