Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.
A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). Minolia was in older textbooks regarded as a subgenus of Margarita <small>Leach, 1819</small> (itself now a synonym of Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>).
Description
The thin, delicate, smooth shell is depressed and widely umbilicated. The whorls are rounded or angulated. The spire is depressed. The sculpture is finely decussated. The aperture is circular. The outer lip and columella thin, simple, acute. The umbilicus is simple and contains no spiral, callous internal funicle or rib.
Distribution
These marine species belong to the Indian Ocean, the western and southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Species
Species within the genus Minolia include:
- Minolia casta <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874)</small>
- Minolia chishiungi <small>S.-I Huang, H.-Y. Kao, I-F. Fu, M.-H. Lin & K.-H. Jang, 2025</small>
- Minolia gemyu <small>S.-I Huang, H.-Y. Kao, I-F. Fu, M.-H. Lin & K.-H. Jang, 2025</small>
- Minolia kelan <small>S.-I Huang, H.-Y. Kao, I-F. Fu, M.-H. Lin & K.-H. Jang, 2025</small>
- Minolia midwayensis <small>Shikama, 1977</small>
- Minolia nanfangao <small>S.-I Huang, H.-Y. Kao, I-F. Fu, M.-H. Lin & K.-H. Jang, 2025</small>
- Minolia nyssonus <small>(Dall, 1919)</small>
- â Minolia ovriensis <small>Oleinik, 1991</small>
- Minolia peramabilis <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- â Minolia perglobosa <small>(Ludbrook, 1941)</small>
- Minolia pompiliodes <small>Melvill, 1891</small> (uncertain > unassessed, use in recent literature not established by editor)
- Minolia pseudobscura <small>(Yokoyama, 1927)</small>:
- Minolia punctata <small>A. Adams, 1860</small>
- Minolia rotundata <small>(Sowerby III, 1894)</small> (taxon inquirendum)
- Minolia sakya <small>Nomura, 1940</small> (taxon inquirendum)
- Minolia shimajiriensis <small>(MacNeil, 1960)</small>
- Minolia shundei <small>S.-I Huang, H.-Y. Kao, I-F. Fu, M.-H. Lin & K.-H. Jang, 2025</small>
- Minolia stronyle <small>Vilvens, 2022</small>
- Minolia watanabei <small>(Shikama, 1962)</small>
Taxa inquirenda:
Species mentioned in the Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database:
Synonyms
- Subgenus Minolia (Conotrochus) <small>Pilsbry, 1889</small> represented as Conotrochus <small>Seguenza, 1864</small> (alternate representation)
- Minolia adarticulata <small>Barnard, 1963</small>: synonym of Spectamen adarticulatum <small>(Barnard, 1963)</small>
- Minolia agapeta <small>Melvill & Standen, 1896</small>: synonym of Parminolia apicina <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>
- Minolia amblia <small>Dall, 1927</small>; synonym of Tegula patagonica <small>(d'Orbigny, 1835)</small>
- Minolia arata <small>Hedley, 1903</small>: synonym of Minolops arata <small>Hedley, 1903</small>
- Minolia articulata <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia articulata <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>
- Minolia bellula <small>Angas, 1869</small>: synonym of Spectamen bellulum <small>(Angas, 1869)</small>
- Minolia biangulosa <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia biangulosa <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>
- Minolia bicarinata <small>(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>: synonym of Ilanga bicarinata <small>(A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)</small>
- Minolia bleeki <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia articulata <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>
- Minolia charmosyne <small>Melvill, 1918</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia musiva <small>(Gould, 1861)</small>
- Minolia cincta <small>(Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)</small>: synonym of Minolops cincta <small>(Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)</small>
- Minolia cinerea <small>Preston, 1909</small>: synonym of Minolops cinerea <small>(Preston, 1909)</small>
- Minolia climacota <small>Melvill, 1897</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia climacota <small>(Melvill, 1897)</small>
- Minolia congener <small>G.B. Sowerby, 1903</small>: synonym of Ilanga laevissima <small>(Martens, 1881)</small>
- Minolia dulcis <small>E. A. Smith, 1907</small>: synonym of Antimargarita dulcis <small>(E. A. Smith, 1907)</small>
- Minolia eucoronata <small>G.B. Sowerby III, 1905:</small> synonym of Ethminolia impressa <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)</small>
- Minolia eudeli <small>Deshayes, 1863</small>: synonym of Ethminolia eudeli <small>(Deshayes, 1863)</small> (superseded combination)
- Minolia eutyches <small>Melvill, 1918</small>: synonym of Pagodatrochus variabilis <small>(H. Adams, 1873)</small>
- Minolia gemmulata <small>Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda et al., 1971</small>: synonym of Minolia shimajiriensis <small>(MacNeil, 1960)</small> (junior synonym)
- Minolia gertruda <small>Iredale, 1936</small>: synonym of Minolops gertruda <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
- Minolia glaphyrella <small>Melvill & Standen, 1895</small>: synonym of Ethminolia glaphyrella <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1895)</small>
- Minolia glaucophaos <small>(Barnard, 1963)</small>: synonym of Falsimargarita glaucophaos <small>(Barnard, 1963)</small>
- Minolia gradata <small>G.B. Sowerby III, 1895</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia gradata <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)</small>
- Minolia henniana <small>Melvill, 1891</small>: synonym of Conotalopia henniana <small>(Melvill, 1891)</small>
- Minolia hilarula <small>Yokoyama, 1926</small>: synonym of Conotalopia hilarula <small>(Yokoyama, 1926)</small>
- Minolia holdsworthana <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia musiva <small>(Gould, 1861</small>)
- Minolia holdsworthiana <small>H. Nevill & G. Nevill, 1871</small>: synonym of Isanda holdsworthana <small>(H. Nevill & G. Nevill, 1871)</small>
- Minolia impressa <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)</small>: synonym of Ethminolia impressa <small>(G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869)</small>
- Minolia laevissima <small>(Martens, 1881)</small>: synonym of Ilanga laevissima <small>(Martens, 1881)</small>
- Minolia lentiginosa <small>(Adams, A., 1853)</small>: synonym of Monilea lentiginosa <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Minolia minima <small>Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967</small>: synonym of Conotalopia minima <small>(Golikov, 1967)</small>
- Minolia nedyma <small>Melvill, 1897</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia nedyma <small>(Melvill, 1897)</small>
- Minolia ornata <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1903</small>: synonym of Conotalopia ornata <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)</small>
- Minolia ornatissima <small>Schepman, 1908</small>: synonym of Solariella ornatissima <small>(Schepman, 1908)</small>
- Minolia pantanelli <small>(Caramagna, 1888)</small>: synonym of Monilea pantanellii <small>(Caramagna, 1888)</small>
- Minolia pardalis <small>Herbert, 1987</small>: synonym of Spectamen pardalis <small>Herbert, 1987</small>
- Minolia peramabilis <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>: synonym of Solariella peramabilis <small>Carpenter, 1864</small>
- Minolia philippensis <small>Watson, 1880</small>: synonym of Solariella philippensis <small>(Watson, 1880)</small>
- Minolia plicatula <small>Murdoch & Suter, 1906</small>: synonym of Solariella plicatula (<small>Murdoch & Suter, 1906)</small>
- Minolia pulcherrima <small>Angas, 1869</small>: synonym of Minolops pulcherrima <small>(Angas, 1869)</small>
- Minolia pulcherrima emendata <small>Iredale, 1924</small>: synonym of Minolops emendata <small>(Iredale, 1924)</small>
- Minolia sculpta <small>(G.B. Sowerby, 1897)</small>: synonym of Ethminolia sculpta <small>(G.B. Sowerby, 1897)</small>
- Minolia segersi <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Solariella segersi <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006)</small>
- Minolia sematensis <small>Oyama, 1942</small>: synonym of Conotalopia sematensis <small>(Oyama, 1942)</small>
- Minolia semireticulata <small>(Suter, 1908)</small>: synonym of Spectamen semireticulatum <small>(Suter, 1908)</small>
- Minolia singaporensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1889)</small>: synonym of Conotalopia singaporensis <small>(Pilsbry, 1889)</small>
- Minolia splendens <small>(G. B. Sowerby, 1897)</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia splendens <small>(Sowerby III, 1897)</small>
- Minolia stearnsii <small>Pilsbry, 1895:</small> synonym of Sericominolia stearnsii <small>(Pilsbry, 1895)</small>
- Minolia strigata <small>(G.B. Sowerby III, 1894)</small> : synonym of Conotalopia musiva <small>(A. A. Gould, 1861)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Minolia subangulata <small>Kuroda & Habe, 1952</small> : synonym of Minolia punctata <small>A. Adams, 1860</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Minolia subplicata <small>Nevill</small>: synonym of Vaceuchelus clathratus <small>(A. Adams, 1853)</small>
- Minolia tabakotanii <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006</small>: synonym of Zetela tabakotanii <small>(Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006)</small> (original combination)
- Minolia tasmanica <small>Tenison-Woods, 1876</small>: synonym of Ethminolia vitiliginea <small>(Menke, 1843)</small>
- Minolia textilis <small>Murdoch & Suter, 1906</small>: synonym of Zetela textilis <small>(Murdoch & Suter, 1906)</small>
- Minolia thielei <small>Hedley, 1916</small>: synonym of Falsimargarita thielei <small>(Hedley, 1916)</small>
- Minolia undata <small>(G.B. Sowerby, 1870)</small>: synonym of Ilanga undata undata <small>(G.B. Sowerby, 1870)</small>
- Minolia variabilis <small>H. Adams, 1873</small>: synonym of Pagodatrochus variabilis <small>(H. Adams, 1873)</small>
- Minolia variegata <small>Odhner, 1919</small>: synonym of Pseudominolia splendens <small>(G.B. Sowerby, 1897)</small>
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213
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