WoRMS taxon details
Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
394992 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:394992)
accepted
Subfamily
- Genus Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Saotomea T. Habe, 1943
- Genus Tenebrincola Harasewych & Kantor, 1991
- Genus Wangaluta Stilwell, 2016 †
- Genus Fulguraria [sic] accepted as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817 (incorrect spelling of genus name)
- Genus Miopleiona Dall, 1907 accepted as Fulgoraria (Psephaea) Crosse, 1871 represented as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Musashia Hayashi, 1966 accepted as Fulgoraria (Musashia) Hayashi, 1960 represented as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Psephaea Crosse, 1871 accepted as Fulgoraria (Psephaea) Crosse, 1871 represented as Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 16 [286]; note: original spelling Fulgorarinae. [details]
page(s): 16 [286]; note: original spelling Fulgorarinae. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394992 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 16 [286]; note: original spelling Fulgorarinae. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
[request]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
page(s): 16 [286]; note: original spelling Fulgorarinae. [details]
basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Radula uniserial with tricuspid teeth. Lateral cusps thickest along the lateral edge, broader and generally longer than the central cusps. Protoconch large or small, papilliform, often tilted on its vertical axis. Shell fusiform. Numerous irregular columellar plaits. Siphonal notch shallow. Fasciole absent. [details]
