Lusitanops

Lusitanops is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.

Description

This genus is characterized by a reticulated sculpture, a large, inflated body whorl, a short siphonal canal and the lack of a sinus.

Fossils of Lusitanops gigasei were found in Pliocene strata at Kallo, Belgium; age range: 6 to 2.588 Ma.

Species

Species within the genus Lusitanops include:

• Lusitanops blanchardi <small>(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896)</small>
• Lusitanops bullioides <small>(Sykes, 1906)</small>
• Lusitanops cingulatus <small>Bouchet & Warén, 1980</small>
• Lusitanops dictyota <small>Sysoev, 1997</small>
• Lusitanops expansus <small>(Sars G.O., 1878)</small>
• † Lusitanops gigasei <small>Marquet 1998</small>
• Lusitanops hyaloides <small>(Dautzenberg, 1925)</small>
• Lusitanops lusitanicus <small>(Sykes, 1906)</small>
• Lusitanops macrapex <small>Bouchet & Warén, 1980</small>
• Lusitanops sigmoideus <small>Bouchet & Warén, 1980</small>

• † Lusitanops bulbiformis <small>Lozouet, 1999</small>: synonym of † Pseudolusitanops bulbiformis <small>(Lozouet, 1999)</small> (original combination)
• Lusitanops cingulata: synonym of Lusitanops cingulatus <small>Bouchet & Warén, 1980</small>
• Lusitanops expansa <small>(Sars G. O., 1878)</small>: synonym of Lusitanops expansus <small>(Sars G. O., 1878)</small>
• Lusitanops lusitanica [sic] : synonym of Lusitanops lusitanicus <small>(Sykes, 1906)</small>
• Lusitanops sigmoidea: synonym of Lusitanops sigmoideus <small>Bouchet & Warén, 1980</small>

References

• Nordsieck F. (1968). Die europäischen Meeres-Gehäuseschnecken (Prosobranchia). Vom Eismeer bis Kapverden und Mittelmeer. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart VIII + 273 pp:

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae
• Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
• Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online