Struthiolaria

Struthiolaria
	An apertural view of a shell of the ostrich foot,; Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Struthiolariidae
Genus:	Struthiolaria ; Lamarck, 1816
Type species
	Struthiolaria nodulosaLamarck, 1816;
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	† Struthiolaria (Callusaria)Finlay, 1926 · accepted, alternate representation; Struthiolaria (Struthiolaria)Lamarck, 1816 · accepted, alternate representation;

Last updated January 27, 2026

Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Struthiolaria include:

† Struthiolaria arthritica Bartrum & Powell, 1928
† Struthiolaria calcar Hutton, 1886
† Struthiolaria callosa Marwick, 1924
† Struthiolaria cincta Hutton, 1873
† Struthiolaria cingulata Zittel, 1864
† Struthiolaria errata Marwick, 1924
† Struthiolaria firthi Marwick, 1948
† Struthiolaria frazeri Hutton, 1917
† Struthiolaria illepida Bartrum & Powell, 1928
† Struthiolaria incrassata Powell, 1931
† Struthiolaria lawsi Powell & Bartrum, 1929
† Struthiolaria nexa Marwick, 1931
† Struthiolaria obesa Hutton, 1885
† Struthiolaria otaioica Laws, 1935
Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
† Struthiolaria praenuntia Marwick, 1926
† Struthiolaria prior Finlay, 1926
† Struthiolaria spinifera Marwick, 1924
† Struthiolaria spinosa Hector, 1886
† Struthiolaria tuberculata Hutton, 1873

Species brought into synonymy

† Struthiolaria acuminataMarwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
† Struthiolaria ameghinoiIhering, 1897: synonym of Perissodonta ameghinoi(Ihering, 1897)
† Struthiolaria convexaMarwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria crenulataLamarck, 1822: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
† Struthiolaria dolorosaL. C. King, 1934: synonym of Struthiolaria cingulataZittel, 1865
† Struthiolaria fossaMarwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria gigasSowerby II, 1842: synonym of Struthiolaria papulosa(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria inermisG.B. Sowerby I, 1821: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
† Struthiolaria mediaMarwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria mirabilisE. A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Perissodonta mirabilis (E. A. Smith, 1875)
Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck : synonym of Struthiolaria papulosa(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria scutulata(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Tylospira scutulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Struthiolaria tricarinataLesson, 1841: synonym of Pelicaria vermis(Martyn, 1784)
Struthiolaria vermis(Martyn, 1784): synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
- Struthiolaria vermis bradleyiNeef, 1970: as above
- Struthiolaria vermis flemingiNeef, 1970: as above
- Struthiolaria vermis grahamiNeef, 1970: as above
- Struthiolaria vermis powelliNeef, 1970: as above

References

↑ Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2026.

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[WoRMS-1] Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 January 2026.

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