WoRMS name details
Fulgoraria (Nipponomelon) Shikama, 1967
382294 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382294)
alternative representation
Subgenus
Musashia (Nipponomelon) Shikama, 1967 · unaccepted
- Species Fulgoraria (Nipponomelon) elongata Shikama, 1962 represented as Fulgoraria elongata Shikama, 1962
- Species Fulgoraria (Nipponomelon) megaspira (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844) represented as Fulgoraria megaspira (G. B. Sowerby I, 1844)
marine
Not documented
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fulgoraria (Nipponomelon) Shikama, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382294 on 2025-04-23
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Bail P. & Chino M. (2010) The family Volutidae. The endemic Far East Asian subfamily Fulgorariinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954: A revision of the Recent species. <i>A conchological iconography</i> (G.T. Poppe & K. Groh, eds). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Variable shape. Small protoconch. Two to four columellar plaits. Pattern of irregular badly defined wavy axial lines often divided into three bands on the body whorl. May be monospecific. [details]
