Saotomea pratasensis

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);

Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

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

^ ^a ^b 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.

[WoRMS-1] Saotomea (Saotomea) pratasensis Lan, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 November 2010.

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