Solatia

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Solatia
Shell of Solatia piscatoria (neotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Solatia
Jousseaume, 1887
Type species
Solatia solat Jousseaume, 1887

Solatia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Solatia include:

  • Solatia buccinoides (Sowerby, 1832)[2]
  • Solatia exwestiana (Sacco, 1894)
  • Solatia piscatoria (Gmelin, 1791)[3]
Species brought into synonymy
  • Solatia arafurensis Verhecken, 1997: synonym of Mirandaphera arafurensis (Verhecken, 1997)
  • Solatia solat Jousseaume, 1887: synonym of Solatia piscatoria (Gmelin, 1791)

References

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  1. ^ Solatia Jousseaume, 1887. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ Solatia buccinoides (Sowerby, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Solatia piscatoria (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
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