| Callipara | |
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| Callipara festiva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Volutinae |
| Genus: | Callipara Gray, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Voluta bullata Swainson, 1829 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
List
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Callipara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. [1]
The following species are recognised in the genus Callipara: [2]
Some of the species of the genus Callipara have a radula with vestigial lateral teeth. Teleoconch whorls are shouldered and nodulose, with the three early whorls axially ribbed. They often have with a black blotch near the siphonal canal and the upper part of the aperture. All species have a shoulder, except in Callipara bullatiana where the well-defined shoulder changes at a slight angle. [1]
The thin shell is oblong-ovate. The spire is short and obtuse, with the apex papillary. The body whorl is large and ventricose. The columella shows two distinct folds in front. The outer lip extends up towards the spire posteriorly. [3]
The snails of this genus are found in the Indian Ocean off East Africa.
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Alcithoe arabica, common name Arabic volute, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Xenophoridae, commonly called carrier shells, is a family of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.
Melo is a genus of extremely large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Because of their huge ovate shells, these snails are often known as "bailers" or "melons".
Argyropeza is a genus of small deep-sea sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Procerithiidae.
Scaphella is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Cymbiola is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Voluta is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.
Athleta nana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Athleta semirugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Callipara africana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Callipara duponti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Callipara festiva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Callipara ponsonbyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Fulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Lyria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae.
Dendroconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Nataliconus has become a synonym of the subgenus Conus (Leptoconus)Swainson, 1840 represented as ConusLinnaeus, 1758as stated the latest classification of the family Conidae by Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015).