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Calliotectum
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Calliotectum

Dall, 1890
Synonyms[1]
  • Howellia Clench & Aguayo, 1941
  • Mangilia (Calliotectum) Dall, 1890
  • Prodallia Bartsch, 1942
  • Teramachia Kuroda, 1931

Calliotectum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]

Description

The shell shows a dark vernicose periostracum. There is no differentiated siphonal canal, anal sulcus or fasciole. The shell is axially ribbed. The columella is thin and twisted. The axis is impervious. The outer lip is simple, arcuate, thin, not internally lirate. The operculum is like that of Fusinus, but arcuate. The animal is blind, without radula or poison gland. Type species: Calliotectum vernicosum Dall, 1890.

Species

Species within the genus Calliotectum include:

References

  • Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.