Venustas

Genus of gastropods

Venustas

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Subclass:  | Vetigastropoda
Order:  | Trochida
Superfamily:  | Trochoidea
Family:  | Calliostomatidae
Genus:  | †Venustas
Allan, 1926
Type species
Calliostoma fragile

Finlay, 1923

Venustas is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]

Venustas Finlay, 1927 is an officially rejected name (ICZN Opinion 479).

## Species

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* †Venustas fragilis (Finlay, 1923)

Synonyms

* Venustas blacki Powell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) blacki (Powell, 1950)
* Venustas couperi Vella, 1954: synonym of Calliostoma blacki (Powell, 1950)
* Venustas cunninghami cunninghami Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas cunninghami regifica Finlay, 1927: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas cunninghami pagoda Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas foveauxana Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) foveauxanum (Dell, 1950); synonym of Maurea foveauxana (Dell, 1950)
* Venustas megaloprepes Powell, 1955: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) megaloprepes (Tomlin, 1948)
* Venustas pellucida pellucida Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
* Venustas pellucida spirata Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
* Venustas punctulata multigemmata Powell, 1952: synonym of Calliostoma granti (Powell, 1931)
* Venustas punctulata punctulata Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
* Venustas punctulata urbanior Deii, 1950: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
* Venustas spectabile Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) spectabile (A. Adams, 1855)
* Venustas tigris chathamensis Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
* Venustas tigris tigris Dell, 1950: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
* Venustas (Mucrinops) osbornei Firilay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) osbornei Powell, 1926
* Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata punctulata Finiay. 1926: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
* Venustas (Mucrinops) punctulata urbanior' Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostonia (Maurea) punctulatum (Martyn, 1784)
* Venustas (Mucrinops) spectabilis Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) spectabile (A. Adams, 1855)
* Venustas (Venustas) hodgei Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas (Venustas) cunninghami Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas (Venustas) pellucida Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)
* Venustas (Venustas) ponderosa Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) selectum (Dillwyn, 1817)
* Venustas (Venustas) tigris Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) tigris (Gmelin, 1791)
* Venustas (Venustas) undulala Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma (Maurea) pellucidum (Valenciennes, 1846)

## References

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1. ^ WoRMS (2012). Venustas. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465612 on 2012-12-07

* Allan, R. S. (1926). The geology and palaeontology of the Lower Waihao Basin, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 265-309 NIZT 682
* Dell. R K. 1950. The molluscan genus Venustas in New Zealand waters. Dominion Museum (Wellington) Records in Zoology 5:39-54
* Marshall B.A. (1995), A Revision of the Recent Calliostoma Species of New Zealand (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Trochoidea); The Nautilus 108 (4), p. 83-127

## External links

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* World Register of Marine Species

Taxon identifiers

Venustas|

* Wikidata: Q7920653
* CoL: 7PKQ7
* Open Tree of Life: 4961276
* Paleobiology Database: 56344
* WoRMS: 465612

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