Venustas

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

Species

  • 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)
  • Venustas fragilis Finlay, 1926: synonym of Calliostoma fragile (Finlay, 1923)
  • 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

  • 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


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